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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mum often took Bobo with her to the police station which was located in what part of town in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
(a) The first class.
(b) The second class.
(c) The fourth class.
(d) The third class.

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

3. What kind of infesting flies does the narrator describe in Chapter 9: "Burma Valley"?
(a) Fruit flies.
(b) Alkali flies.
(c) Horse flies.
(d) Putzi flies.

4. The narrator’s mother had their cook serve the missionaries what kind of sandwiches in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) Cucumber.
(c) Ham and cheese.
(d) Egg salad.

5. Bobo declined her mother’s offer of a drink in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987" because she had to pack for a nine-hour drive to where?
(a) To her aunt’s house.
(b) To her grandparent’s house.
(c) The specialized doctor.
(d) To boarding school.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did Rhodesian President Ian Douglas Smith make it clear that there would never be majority rule in Rhodesia?

3. What is the name of Bobo’s brother who died of meningitis before she was born?

4. What did Bobo pray for with the missionaries in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

5. Where did the narrator’s mother hold her up so that she could smell the spicy, woody scent of Africa in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?

(see the answer key)

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