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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 do the women wear in the ad Tracey shows Tambu in Chapter 15?

2. Why is Mai Taka's husband upset that she is going to the movies with Nyasha's family?

3. How does Tambu sarcastically toast Pedzi in Chapter 18?

4. What kind of garments does the dress shop near Tambu's office sell?

5. What has happened to Mai Taka in Chapter 14 that has caused her such distress?

Short Essay Questions

1. When they meet in Chapter 14, what does Tracey ask Tambu?

2. What do Christine and Aunt Lucia try to convince Tambu of in Chapter 21?

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

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

5. What happens with Mai Taka and her husband Silence when Mai Taka goes to the movies with Nyasha's family in Chapter 13?

6. What happens to Mai Taka in the aftermath of Mai Taka's excursion to the movies with Nyasha's family?

7. How does Tambu spend some of the money she had thought she might spend on Elizabeth?

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

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

10. What does Tambu's mother's outburst in Chapter 22 result in for Tambu?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the Green Jacaranda company symbolize to Tambu, both positively and negatively? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the titles of the three main sections of the novel: Ebbing, Suspended, and Arriving. Write an essay analyzing how these three titles embody the topics, tone, and actions in each of the sections. Also discuss how the sections fit together.

Essay Topic 3

How is the violence of the wars Tambu references related to the routine, yet brutal, violence that is demonstrated against Zimbabwean women? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.

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