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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Vanessa do when Bobo asked about the baby in Chapter 29: "Richard"?
(a) She squeezed her hand.
(b) She slapped Bobo.
(c) She ran around the house screaming.
(d) She burst into tears.

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

3. What did the narrator’s sister convince her to eat to help her when the narrator was ill in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?
(a) An orange.
(b) Blueberries.
(c) Mulberries.
(d) An apple.

4. Where did the narrator, her mother, and her sister depart by train for Rhodesia in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) Mozambique.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) Lusaka.
(d) Salisbury.

5. What did Mum believe the ranch managers were attempting to do in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?
(a) Rape her.
(b) Poison her.
(c) Kill her husband.
(d) Send her secret messages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s mother?

2. The narrator states in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974" that the black Africans had been fighting a revolution against whites for how many years?

3. How many dogs accompanied the narrator, her mother, and her sister in traveling to Rhodesia in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?

4. What kind of vehicle does the narrator describe having ridden on top of singing patriotic songs with her sister in Chapter 16: "Afterward"?

5. What word from the memoir refers to African antelopes with lyre-shaped horns?

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