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

2. When did the medics arrive in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) Just before dawn.
(b) Just before dusk.
(c) At dusk.
(d) Just after dawn.

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

4. What did Bobo and her sister discover on the farm in Chapter 18: "Chimurenga, 1979"?
(a) An ammunition cache.
(b) A pile of bones.
(c) Abandoned rebel camps.
(d) Two diamonds.

5. Who came to take away the robbers in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) The slave-owners.
(b) The Catholic priests.
(c) The police.
(d) The army.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s father?

3. In Chapter 20: "Selling,” the narrator’s father woke up the family in the middle of the night to dress in their best clothes and go to sell what in town?

4. What was the name of the Fullers’ black maid in Rhodesia in Chapter 8: "Karoi"?

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

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