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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. When is Africa Day?

2. What are Tambu's nieces' names?

3. What does Tambu do with the money she had planned on spending on Elizabeth?

4. What kind of desk does Tracey have in her office?

5. Who comes to visit Tambu in Chapter 21 at her home?

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

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

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

5. What continues to bother Tambu about her job security and career in Chapter 16?

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

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

8. Why does Tracey Stevenson tell Tambu she believes Tambu must believe in politics?

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

10. What does Tracey Stevenson tell Tambu she would like Tambu to start anew for Green Jacaranda in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Tambu's ultimately unsuccessful plot to ensnare and eventually marry one of Mrs. Manyanga's sons reveal about the options and status of Zimbabwean women? Write an essay exploring this topic, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring some of the sources of tension between Tambu and her mother. Why does each woman harbor so much bitterness towards the other, apparent in their first face-to-face meeting as described in Chapter 19?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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