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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in England did the Fullers buy a farm?
(a) Derbyshire.
(b) Salisbury.
(c) Exeter.
(d) Cardiff.

2. Where did the narrator, her mother, and her sister depart by train for Rhodesia in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) Cape Town.
(b) Lusaka.
(c) Mozambique.
(d) Salisbury.

3. What word in the book refers to a compact 9mm submachine gun?
(a) Glock.
(b) Winchester.
(c) Uzi.
(d) Barrett.

4. On the trip taken by the Fullers in Chapter 17: "Vacation,” the narrator and her sister sang while their mother did what?
(a) Cleaned.
(b) Cooked.
(c) Got drunk.
(d) Slept.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies,” if the proper rituals are not performed when an African infant dies, what happens?

2. How many dogs accompanied the narrator, her mother, and her sister in traveling to Rhodesia in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?

3. The desk where Bobo did her correspondence lessons was next to what in Chapter 21: "School"?

4. During Kenya’s war for independence, how many white settlers were killed, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?

5. On what date was Olivia Jane Fuller born?

(see the answer key)

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