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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 is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s mother?
(a) Nicola Fuller.
(b) Vanessa Fuller.
(c) Jayne Fuller.
(d) Olivia Fuller.

2. Vanessa was older than Bobo by how many years?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. Where was Bobo conceived?
(a) Mount Kilimanjaro.
(b) The Pyramids.
(c) Madagascar.
(d) Victoria Falls.

4. When did the medics arrive in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) Just after dawn.
(b) At dusk.
(c) Just before dawn.
(d) Just before dusk.

5. How did the narrator’s family try to appear in the hopes that buyers would offer a higher price in Chapter 20: "Selling”?
(a) Winsome and hungry.
(b) Sickly and homeless.
(c) Optimistic and religious.
(d) Pathetic and dirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Rhodesia currently?

2. What kind of infesting flies does the narrator describe in Chapter 9: "Burma Valley"?

3. What did Vanessa demand at a neighbor’s house in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?

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?

5. What did the narrator’s father refer to the workers on the farm by in Chapter 19: "Violet"?

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