Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 did the doctor prescribe for the narrator’s mother during her difficult pregnancy in Chapter 25: "Mutare General"?

2. How old were the narrator and her sister in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

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

4. In Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi,” the narrator states that white settlers had been tricking black Africans out of land since what year?

5. What did the narrator contract from drinking river water in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mum’s behavior described in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

2. How does the narrator compare the Fuller family prior to and after the death of Richard in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?

3. When did Vanessa leave for boarding school in Chapter 21: "School"? Where did Bobo complete her studies at this time?

4. What happened when Bobo’s father went to retrieve their mother from the hospital in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

5. What plan did Vanessa develop to help the family in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

6. How did life for the Fuller family change after power was returned to the British in Chapter 22: "Independence"?

7. What wild animal did Mum rescue in Chapter 37: "Balm in the Wounds"? How did she feed it?

8. How was the Fuller family’s new home described in Chapter 33: "Touching the Ground"?

9. How did Mum’s behavior change after she returned from the hospital in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

10. Where was the Fullers’ farm located in Chapter 36: "Mkushi"? How were the people described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Rhodesian Bush War and the developments in this struggle in 1976. What events led to Bobo’s parents joining the police reserves? What role did they play in the ongoing warfare? What risks did the family face at this time?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the settings, history, and culture of Dete and Karoi, Rhodesia. How does Alexandra Fuller describe the geography and climate of these locales? When did the Fuller family live in Dete? When did they move to Karoi?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the government of Zambia and segregation and desegregation in Zambian history. When did integration take place in public schools? Who initiated desegregation in the country? How did integration affect Bobo?

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