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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At school, a policeman gave a presentation warning the children that bombs may be hidden in what in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974"?
(a) Backpacks.
(b) Briefcases.
(c) Soccer balls.
(d) Cookie tins.

2. Vanessa told her mother that she and Bobo would do what when they visited her in the hospital in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?
(a) Fix a nursery for the baby.
(b) Feed the dogs.
(c) Buy her a new puppy.
(d) Free the rabbits.

3. What did the narrator’s father sell to local farmers in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) Branding irons.
(b) Agricultural chemicals.
(c) Horse shoes.
(d) Organic fertilizers.

4. How old were the narrator and her sister in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?
(a) 7 and 12.
(b) 10 and 12.
(c) 13 and 16.
(d) 14 and 18.

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies,” in African tradition, an infant who dies must be buried among what?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Tree roots.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what town did the Fullers move in Rhodesia before settling in Karoi?

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

3. Who came to take away the robbers in Chapter 19: "Violet"?

4. Who injured Violet in Chapter 19: "Violet"?

5. Where was Charlie Chilvers from?

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