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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Vanessa demand at a neighbor’s house in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?
(a) Coffee and a muffin.
(b) Shelter and lunch.
(c) Dinner and a bed.
(d) Dinner and dessert.

2. What color eyes does Bobo have?
(a) Green.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

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

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) Jewelry.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Fish.
(d) Tobacco.

5. With what family friend did the narrator’s parents leave her and her sister in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?
(a) Kenneth Kaunda.
(b) Ian Douglas.
(c) Tendai Chiweshe.
(d) Roly Swift.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the narrative refers to the British slang for bathroom?

2. 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"?

3. Mum is described in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown" as being as scary as what?

4. Where in England did the Fullers buy a farm?

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

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