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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of vehicle does the narrator describe having ridden on top of singing patriotic songs with her sister in Chapter 16: "Afterward"?
(a) A Jeep.
(b) A Land Rover.
(c) A Porsche.
(d) A Bentley.

2. What did the narrator’s mother offer to the medics before they left in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) Lemonade or milk.
(b) Orange juice or coffee.
(c) Whiskey or a beer.
(d) Tea or a cocktail.

3. Between what years does the narrator describe thousands of white European immigrants having stolen large tracts of land from the black Africans in Chapter 4: "Chimurenga: The Beginning"?
(a) 1880-1912.
(b) 1889-1893.
(c) 1895-1904.
(d) 1864-1881.

4. What did the narrator’s father refer to the workers on the farm by in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) “Boys.”
(b) “Men.”
(c) “Gentlemen.”
(d) “Jokers.”

5. The narrator’s mother told the black villagers that they could have their cattle back but that they would have to pay her a high fee for what in "Chimurenga, 1979"?
(a) To let the cattle graze on her land.
(b) Selling the cattle.
(c) Veterinary care.
(d) Every calf that is born.

Short Answer Questions

1. The missionaries exited hastily after what happened in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

2. The Fullers’ farm in Rhodesia bordered what country?

3. From what denomination were the visiting missionaries in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

4. How was life in the Fuller home described in the beginning of Chapter 16: "Afterward"?

5. What was everyone treated to at the sale barn in Chapter 20: "Selling”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bobo’s experiences in school change after integration took place in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

2. How is Olivia’s death described in Chapter 15: "Olivia January 1978"?

3. What did Mum offer the border guard as a bribe in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

4. Why did the crops on the Tribal Trust Lands suffer in Chapter 18: "Chimurenga, 1979"?

5. How is Bobo’s appearance contrasted with those of her siblings in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies"?

6. How did Vanessa react when confronted with the actions of Roly Swift in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"? How did Bobo’s parents respond?

7. What local superstition does the narrator describe in Chapter 8: "Karoi"?

8. How are the final days of the war for independence described by the narrator in Chapter 18: "Chimurenga, 1979"? What did Bobo and her sister discover on the farm?

9. How does the narrator describe the visiting missionaries in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"? How did Mum greet them?

10. What did Bobo do when she experienced a stinging pain in her genital area in Chapter 8: "Karoi"? What was the cause?

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