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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Rhodesian President Ian Douglas Smith make it clear that there would never be majority rule in Rhodesia?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1972.

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

3. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s mother?
(a) Jayne Fuller.
(b) Nicola Fuller.
(c) Vanessa Fuller.
(d) Olivia Fuller.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies,” if the proper rituals are not performed when an African infant dies, what happens?

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

4. In Mum's view, an African country controlled by whites was considered what?

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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