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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 Mum's view, an African country controlled by whites was considered what?
(a) A diamond in the rough.
(b) An oasis of sanity.
(c) An example for the continent.
(d) A region of progress.

2. Who was defeating the Portuguese colonial government in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974"?
(a) The Mutare rebels.
(b) The Frelimo rebels.
(c) The Anandi rebels.
(d) The Czech rebels.

3. What students attended the B schools?
(a) American students.
(b) Mixed-race and Indian students.
(c) Black students.
(d) White students.

4. Mum and Dad told Bobo in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975" that she must not wake her parents by creeping into their room at night for what reason?
(a) They might accidentally shoot her.
(b) She would be beaten.
(c) She would be yelled at.
(d) They might sick the dogs on her.

5. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s older sister in the narrative?
(a) Olivia Fuller.
(b) Jayne Fuller.
(c) Vanessa Fuller.
(d) Nicola Fuller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator’s mother hold her up so that she could smell the spicy, woody scent of Africa in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?

2. What students attended the C schools?

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

4. 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"?

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

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