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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Bobo when the school systems changed from A, B, and C schools?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

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

3. Where was Bobo conceived?
(a) Victoria Falls.
(b) The Pyramids.
(c) Madagascar.
(d) Mount Kilimanjaro.

4. What students attended the C schools?
(a) White students.
(b) Mixed-race and Indian students.
(c) Black students.
(d) American students.

5. What word from Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987" means to designate a school, park, etc. for use by all races or groups?
(a) Associate.
(b) Integrate.
(c) Migrate.
(d) Propagate.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the schools in Zambia were desegregated in Chapter 2: “Getting There & Zambia 1987,” Bobo was teased about her skin color, which was compared to what?

2. How many rescued dogs does the narrator describe her mother having surrounded herself with in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?

3. At school, a policeman gave a presentation warning the children that bombs may be hidden in what in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974"?

4. What did the narrator’s father sell to local farmers in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies,” in African tradition, an infant who dies must be buried among what?

(see the answer key)

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