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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the medics depart in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) At dusk.
(b) After dusk.
(c) Before dusk.
(d) At dawn.

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies,” if the proper rituals are not performed when an African infant dies, what happens?
(a) The spirit will never be reborn.
(b) The spirit will haunt its parents.
(c) The spirit keeps repeating the process of being reborn and dying young.
(d) The spirit will haunt the village.

3. Where did Bobo’s parents go on a short vacation after Mum left the hospital in Chapter 29: "Richard"?
(a) Robandi.
(b) Lusaka.
(c) Inyanga.
(d) Chirundu.

4. What was everyone treated to at the sale barn in Chapter 20: "Selling”?
(a) Cheese samples.
(b) Wine tastings.
(c) A six-course dinner.
(d) A buffet breakfast.

5. What color hair did Bobo have as a child?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mum is described in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown" as being as scary as what?

2. Who was defeating the Portuguese colonial government in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974"?

3. What was Charlie Chilvers doing when the Fuller family encountered her in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

4. How did the narrator’s mother attempt to scare off the wild cattle in "Chimurenga, 1979"?

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

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