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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 31: "Moving On" refers to any of several (usually white) herons that grow long, graceful plumes?
(a) Pelicans.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Egrets.
(d) Orioles.

2. The desk where Bobo did her correspondence lessons was next to what in Chapter 21: "School"?
(a) Her sister’s desk.
(b) Her mother’s desk.
(c) Her brother’s desk.
(d) Her father’s desk.

3. One in how many people had AIDS in the area of Zambia described in Chapter 36: "Mkushi"?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

4. What did the doctor prescribe for the narrator’s mother during her difficult pregnancy in Chapter 25: "Mutare General"?
(a) Gentle exercise.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Drinking tea.
(d) Bed rest at the hospital.

5. Who held the Fuller family at gunpoint for several hours in Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi”?
(a) The coast guard.
(b) A band of rebels.
(c) The police.
(d) The army.

6. Where is Malawi in relation to Zimbabwe?
(a) Malawi is north of Zimbabwe.
(b) Malawi is south of Zimbabwe.
(c) Malawi is east of Zimbabwe.
(d) Malawi is west of Zimbabwe.

7. Who did Mum tell not to smoke marijuana in the house in Chapter 37: "Balm in the Wounds"?
(a) Adamson.
(b) Percy.
(c) July.
(d) Thompson.

8. What word in the book refers to a compact 9mm submachine gun?
(a) Winchester.
(b) Glock.
(c) Uzi.
(d) Barrett.

9. Mum is described in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown" as being as scary as what?
(a) A crocodile.
(b) A lion.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A gremlin.

10. After how much time did Bishop Abel Tendekay Muzorewa give power back to the British in Chapter 22: "Independence"?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 14 months.
(d) 6 months.

11. What was Richard studying in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?
(a) Business.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Law.
(d) Philosophy.

12. How many acres of grounds did the boarding school have that Bobo began attending?
(a) 60.
(b) 20.
(c) 250.
(d) 100.

13. In what language did the new black students speak to one another in Chapter 22: "Independence"?
(a) Swahili.
(b) Berber.
(c) Shona.
(d) Arabic.

14. What dictator was Dad’s new employer in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?
(a) President Ian Douglas Smith.
(b) Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda.
(c) President Kenneth Kaunda.
(d) Robert Gabriel Mugabe.

15. Vanessa was expecting her what child in Chapter 40: "Now"?
(a) Second.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Third.
(d) First.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Vanessa went away to boarding school in Chapter 21: "School,” Bobo received packets from the correspondence school located where?

2. Everyone spent the evening dancing until what occurred in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

3. What was the name of the hospital where the narrator’s mother gave birth in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

4. How many acres in Rhodesia were set aside as Tribal Trust Funds at the beginning of the war, according to the narrator in Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi”?

5. What percentage of Malawi is covered by a large lake?

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