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A Christmas Carol
Don Quixote
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Tempest
To Kill a Mockingbird
No Fear Shakespeare
Literature
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Nervous Conditions
Tsitsi Dangarembga
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Character List
Babamukuru
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Nyasha
Tambu
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How does Tambu feel about the death of Nhamo?
Indignant
Nonplussed
Unmoved
Broken
2
of 5
What does Tambu attempt to sell to fund her schooling?
Vegetables
Books
Alcohol
Lemonade
3
of 5
How much money does Doris give Mr. Matimba for Tambu's education?
Five thousand pounds
Five pounds
Five hundred pounds
Ten pounds
4
of 5
Babamukuru punishes Tambu with ___ as a maid for not attending the wedding.
Six weeks
One week
Eight weeks
Two weeks
5
of 5
___ make Nyasha mentally ill, and Tambu worries that it will also affect her.
Genetics
Negative colonial influences
Environmental pollution
Stress
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