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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 in the beginning of Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 11.
(d) 4.

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) Mozambique.
(d) Cape Town.

3. How many rescued dogs does the narrator describe her mother having surrounded herself with in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

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

5. What is the name of Bobo’s brother who died of meningitis before she was born?
(a) Robert Fuller.
(b) Richard Fuller.
(c) Adrian Fuller.
(d) Tim Fuller.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army attack in the war of liberation known by whites as “The Troubles,” according to the narrator in Chapter 4: "Chimurenga: The Beginning"?

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

3. What color eyes does Bobo have?

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

5. What phrase does the narrator use to describe her mother growing increasingly drunk in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

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