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

2. What did the narrator’s mother do when it was time to kill the rabbits on the farm for food in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) She fed them to the dogs.
(b) She killed them all.
(c) She let the cat into the cage.
(d) She set them free.

3. What did the family sip under the stars in the end of Chapter 31: "Moving On"?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Sangria.
(c) Margaritas.
(d) Irish coffee.

4. 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"?
(a) Mgodi.
(b) The South Luangwa National Park.
(c) Cape Horn.
(d) Cape Maclear.

5. What high school did Bobo attend in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?
(a) Angwa High School.
(b) Arundel High School.
(c) Victoria High School.
(d) Mutare High School.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Olivia Jane Fuller die?

2. How many acres in Rhodesia were set aside as Tribal Trust Funds at the beginning of the war, according to the narrator in Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi”?

3. In what nearby river were black witches traditionally drowned in Karoi?

4. What did the narrator contract from drinking river water in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?

5. How old was Bobo in the beginning of Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?

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