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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the trip taken by the Fullers in Chapter 17: "Vacation,” the narrator and her sister sang while their mother did what?
(a) Slept.
(b) Got drunk.
(c) Cleaned.
(d) Cooked.

2. What did Bobo vow to herself as the family drove home in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?
(a) To travel to Spain.
(b) To never leave Africa.
(c) To visit America.
(d) To return to England soon.

3. What did the narrator contract from drinking river water in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?
(a) Giardiasis.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Botulism.
(d) Dysentery.

4. What was Charlie Chilvers doing when the Fuller family encountered her in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?
(a) Reading.
(b) Hitchhiking.
(c) Singing.
(d) Sewing.

5. The Fullers’ farm in Rhodesia bordered what country?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Tanzania.
(c) Mozambique.
(d) Angola.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bobo throw in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies,” in African tradition, an infant who dies must be buried among what?

3. What did Vanessa do when Bobo asked about the baby in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

4. Why did Mum chide the narrator’s father when they visited her at the hospital in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

5. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s older sister in the narrative?

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