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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 did the narrator’s father refer to the workers on the farm by in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) “Men.”
(b) “Gentlemen.”
(c) “Boys.”
(d) “Jokers.”

2. After going to the sale barn, the narrator’s family stayed with a friend who had what in Chapter 20: "Selling”?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A horse.
(c) A radio.
(d) A television.

3. 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?
(a) They might sick the dogs on her.
(b) She would be yelled at.
(c) She would be beaten.
(d) They might accidentally shoot her.

4. What is the name of Rhodesia currently?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) Zambia.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Zaire.

5. The holding areas for the prisoners at the police station are compared with what in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
(a) Sheds.
(b) Closets.
(c) Dog runs.
(d) Train cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between what years does the narrator describe thousands of white European immigrants having stolen large tracts of land from the black Africans in Chapter 4: "Chimurenga: The Beginning"?

2. Where did the narrator’s family go the day after the sale in Chapter 20: "Selling”?

3. In what month did the missionaries come to visit the Fuller home in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

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

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

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