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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what town did the Fullers move in Rhodesia before settling in Karoi?
(a) Cape Town.
(b) Mgodi.
(c) Dete.
(d) Chirundu.

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

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies,” in African tradition, an infant who dies must be buried among what?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Tree roots.
(d) Diamonds.

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

5. In what country was Alexandra Fuller born?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) England.
(d) Portugal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair did Bobo have as a child?

2. What did Bobo’s mother offer the border guard as a bribe in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

3. Who was defeating the Portuguese colonial government in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974"?

4. In what year did Rhodesian President Ian Douglas Smith make it clear that there would never be majority rule in Rhodesia?

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

(see the answer key)

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