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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many days at a time did the narrator’s father go on patrol to track down terrorists and fighting rebels in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
(a) 17.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

2. Mum and Dad told Bobo in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975" that she must not wake her parents by creeping into their room at night for what reason?
(a) She would be beaten.
(b) She would be yelled at.
(c) They might accidentally shoot her.
(d) They might sick the dogs on her.

3. In what year was Alexandra Fuller born?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1937.

4. 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?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Fish.

5. What kind of vehicle does the narrator describe having ridden on top of singing patriotic songs with her sister in Chapter 16: "Afterward"?
(a) A Porsche.
(b) A Land Rover.
(c) A Bentley.
(d) A Jeep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the first black student to arrive at Bobo’s school in Chapter 22: "Independence"?

3. What word in the book refers to a compact 9mm submachine gun?

4. What animal did the narrator’s mother shoot in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?

5. What was the name of the Fullers’ black cook in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

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