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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-35.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) The spirit will haunt the village.
(b) The spirit will never be reborn.
(c) The spirit will haunt its parents.
(d) The spirit keeps repeating the process of being reborn and dying young.

2. What did Bobo pray for with the missionaries in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
(a) A boyfriend.
(b) Peace for her country.
(c) A baby brother or sister.
(d) The health of a sick relative.

3. Bobo was sent to boarding school with her older sister in January of what year?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1977.

4. What animal did the narrator’s mother shoot in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?
(a) A baboon.
(b) A cobra.
(c) A crocodile.
(d) An elephant.

5. 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) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of vehicle does the narrator describe having ridden on top of singing patriotic songs with her sister in Chapter 16: "Afterward"?

2. What name did Bobo and her sister choose for the baby born in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

3. What is the name of the farm that the Fullers bought in Chapter 9: "Burma Valley"?

4. When did Bishop Abel Tendekay Muzorewa of the African National Council form an interim government of the country now called Zimbabwe-Rhodesia?

5. How did the narrator’s parents respond when Vanessa told them that a family friend tried to molest her and her sister in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?

(see the answer key)

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