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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 gift does Nyasha's family give Tambu when she leaves?

2. What does Tambu's mother say about white people in Chapter 19?

3. What does Tracey decide to do about the mambo in Tambu's home village?

4. What happens to Mai Taka as a result of her having gone to the movies with Nyasha's family?

5. Who is one of the domestic workers who will help Tambu at her new home in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the long-term effects of Tambu's assault on Elizabeth that the reader discovers in Chapter 17?

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

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

4. What is Pedzi's new idea for Green Jacaranda in Chapter 16?

5. How does Tambu feel about her colleague Pedzi?

6. How do Nyasha and Leon eventually dispel the tension between Mai Taka and Silence in Chapter 13?

7. What position does Tambu's mother tell her she holds in the village that Tambu thinks will help their business endeavor?

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

9. What does Tambu realize she has forgotten to do concerning Nyasha in Chapter 15?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Tambu seem to idolize European fashion, people, and customs? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

"Your people say: you don't lose your appetite over another person's problems" (23). Consider this quote and write an essay explaining all the instances in which Tambu seems to demonstrate its spirit.

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