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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does the narrator use to describe her mother growing increasingly drunk in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?
(a) “Throwing a wobbly.”
(b) “Falling about.”
(c) “Penguin walking.”
(d) “Riding a three-legged donkey.”

2. In what year did Rhodesian President Ian Douglas Smith make it clear that there would never be majority rule in Rhodesia?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1965.

3. How did Olivia Jane Fuller die?
(a) She was hit by a car.
(b) She contracted hepatitis.
(c) She was in a plane crash.
(d) She drowned.

4. Which students attended the A schools?
(a) Mixed-race and Indian students.
(b) Black students.
(c) American students.
(d) White students.

5. What refers to the preserves in Rhodesia where the black Africans lived prior to the revolution, similar to Indian reservations in the U.S.?
(a) Aboriginal Life Zones.
(b) Native Life Ecosystems.
(c) Tribal Trust Lands.
(d) Indigenous Regions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rescued dogs does the narrator describe her mother having surrounded herself with in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?

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

3. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s father?

4. With what family friend did the narrator’s parents leave her and her sister in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies,” in African tradition, an infant who dies must be buried among what?

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