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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tambu's mother call out for at the end of Chapter 19?

2. Why are the Swedish tourists in Chapter 22 disappointed with the breakfast?

3. What is Part 3 of the book called?

4. What is the name the company settles on for Pedzi's brand?

5. On which street is there a commotion early in Chapter 15 that Tambu witnesses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tracey ask Tambu to have her relatives and friends in the village do in Chapter 21 that Tambu is not comfortable with?

2. What news do Christine and Aunt Lucia bring to Tambu in Chapter 21?

3. What upsets Tambu's mother greatly in Chapter 22 and what does she do in response?

4. At the end of the novel, where is Tambu working and how does she feel about her situation?

5. What is the phrase Tambu uses in Chapter 20 that means almost the same thing as a bribe?

6. What unusual fixture does Tracey tell Tambu she has added to their office for the comfort of the employees?

7. Who does Tambu bump into after the movie in Chapter 13, and how does she feel about it?

8. What is a major source of tension between Leon and Nyasha that comes to light in Chapter 13?

9. What publication does Tracey say is not allowed in the office any longer, and why?

10. What does Nyasha bring for Tambu in Chapter 17 from her own house that Tambu left behind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the factors that prompt Tambu's attack on her student, Elizabeth? Write an essay analyzing the emotional and cultural issues that lead to Tambu's violent outburst in Chapter 8.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing what Pedzi's "Ghetto Getaways" idea for the Green Jacaranda brand symbolizes, and discuss how Tambu comes to feel about it.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how Mai Taka's experiences with her husband, Silence, represent women's plight in Zimbabwe. When Silence takes Mai Taka's son away from her, why does she not feel as if she can fight to get him back?

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