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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bobo’s mother offer the border guard as a bribe in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?
(a) A dog.
(b) Cash.
(c) Bobo.
(d) A gold coin.

2. What did the narrator’s father sell to local farmers in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) Horse shoes.
(b) Branding irons.
(c) Organic fertilizers.
(d) Agricultural chemicals.

3. What phrase does the narrator use to describe her mother growing increasingly drunk in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?
(a) “Throwing a wobbly.”
(b) “Penguin walking.”
(c) “Riding a three-legged donkey.”
(d) “Falling about.”

4. Where in England did the Fullers buy a farm?
(a) Derbyshire.
(b) Salisbury.
(c) Exeter.
(d) Cardiff.

5. Kenya’s war for independence took place between what years, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?
(a) 1947-1963.
(b) 1939-1952.
(c) 1931-1944.
(d) 1952-1965.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Bobo to experience burning pain in her private areas?

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

3. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s older sister in the narrative?

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

5. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s mother?

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