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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974" that the black Africans had been fighting a revolution against whites for how many years?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 13.

2. Bobo declined her mother’s offer of a drink in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987" because she had to pack for a nine-hour drive to where?
(a) To her aunt’s house.
(b) To her grandparent’s house.
(c) To boarding school.
(d) The specialized doctor.

3. What did the narrator’s mother do when it was time to kill the rabbits on the farm for food in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) She set them free.
(b) She let the cat into the cage.
(c) She fed them to the dogs.
(d) She killed them all.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987" means to designate a school, park, etc. for use by all races or groups?

2. What is the name of Rhodesia currently?

3. Bobo’s nickname was short for what?

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

5. What kind of infesting flies does the narrator describe in Chapter 9: "Burma Valley"?

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