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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Kenya’s war for independence, how many black Kenyans were killed, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?
(a) 49,000.
(b) 13,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 77,000.

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?
(a) The spirit will haunt its parents.
(b) The spirit will never be reborn.
(c) The spirit will haunt the village.
(d) The spirit keeps repeating the process of being reborn and dying young.

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

4. After the schools in Zambia were desegregated in Chapter 2: “Getting There & Zambia 1987,” Bobo was teased about her skin color, which was compared to what?
(a) Tree bark.
(b) Roasting pork.
(c) A newborn elephant.
(d) Dusty charcoal.

5. What two dogs were injured in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?
(a) Jacko and Shea.
(b) Marvin and Simpson.
(c) Buddy and Bear.
(d) Rocky and Sparky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bobo pray for with the missionaries in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

2. What did the narrator’s father sell to local farmers in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?

3. Which students attended the A schools?

4. What color hair is Vanessa described as having in the narrative?

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

(see the answer key)

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