View a FREE sample

1. Why was Bobo warned about creeping through the house at night in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?

Alexandra "Bobo" Fuller was told she must not wake her parents up by creeping into their room at night because Mum and Dad slept with loaded guns on the floor beside their beds. Mum feared that they might accidentally shoot the six-year-old.

2. How does the narrator contrast Mum’s feelings about black Africans with her relationships with animals in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?

Mum treated the black Africans on the farm with contempt, although she surrounded herself with at least eight rescued dogs. Mum refused to harm scorpions but was cruel to the black African farm workers, betraying her racism.

3. How does the narrator describe the school systems in Zambia before she turned eleven in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

Until Bobo was eleven, there were A, B and C schools. White students attended A schools, and black students attended C schools. Indian students and biracial or colored students, who were considered neither black nor white, attended B schools.

(read all 60 Short Essay Questions and Answers)

This section contains 3,555 words (approx. 12 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample