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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator’s mother had their cook serve the missionaries what kind of sandwiches in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
(a) Egg salad.
(b) Ham and cheese.
(c) Cucumber.
(d) Peanut butter.

2. During Kenya’s war for independence, how many white settlers were killed, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?
(a) 240.
(b) 65.
(c) 100.
(d) 420.

3. 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"?
(a) The South Luangwa National Park.
(b) Cape Horn.
(c) Mgodi.
(d) Cape Maclear.

4. With what family friend did the narrator’s parents leave her and her sister in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?
(a) Kenneth Kaunda.
(b) Roly Swift.
(c) Ian Douglas.
(d) Tendai Chiweshe.

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975,” Mum was accompanied by at least how many dogs when answering the door?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator’s parents respond when Vanessa told them that a family friend tried to molest her and her sister in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?

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

3. In what year was Alexandra Fuller born?

4. How did the narrator’s mother attempt to scare off the wild cattle in "Chimurenga, 1979"?

5. What is the name of Bobo’s brother who died of meningitis before she was born?

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