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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 the narrator’s mother do when it was time to kill the rabbits on the farm for food in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) She fed them to the dogs.
(b) She set them free.
(c) She killed them all.
(d) She let the cat into the cage.

2. How did the narrator’s mother attempt to scare off the wild cattle in "Chimurenga, 1979"?
(a) By shooting them with Bobo’s air gun.
(b) By banging pans together.
(c) By throwing rocks.
(d) By screaming at them.

3. Who injured Violet in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) Roly Swift.
(b) Charlie Chilvers.
(c) Uncle Bob.
(d) July.

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

5. After going to the sale barn, the narrator’s family stayed with a friend who had what in Chapter 20: "Selling”?
(a) A television.
(b) A radio.
(c) A horse.
(d) An elephant.

Short Answer 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"?

2. 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"?

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

4. For how long did the narrator and her sister go on a trip with their father in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?

5. What did the narrator’s father allow the farm workers to do to the robbers in Chapter 19: "Violet"?

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