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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mum often took Bobo with her to the police station which was located in what part of town in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
(a) The first class.
(b) The second class.
(c) The third class.
(d) The fourth class.

2. For how many days at a time did the narrator’s father go on patrol to track down terrorists and fighting rebels in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 17.

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

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

5. How did the narrator’s mother attempt to scare off the wild cattle in "Chimurenga, 1979"?
(a) By screaming at them.
(b) By throwing rocks.
(c) By banging pans together.
(d) By shooting them with Bobo’s air gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Alexandra Fuller born?

2. Where in England did the Fullers buy a farm?

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

4. What was the name of the Fullers’ black cook in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

5. The narrator’s mother told the black villagers that they could have their cattle back but that they would have to pay her a high fee for what in "Chimurenga, 1979"?

(see the answer key)

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