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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 allow the farm workers to do to the robbers in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) Beat them.
(b) Yell at them.
(c) Shoot them.
(d) Drown them.

2. 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) Tribal Trust Lands.
(b) Aboriginal Life Zones.
(c) Native Life Ecosystems.
(d) Indigenous Regions.

3. What color eyes does Bobo have?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Hazel.

4. 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) 2.
(d) 4.

5. Kenya’s war for independence took place between what years, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?
(a) 1939-1952.
(b) 1931-1944.
(c) 1947-1963.
(d) 1952-1965.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bobo was sent to boarding school with her older sister in January of what year?

2. What phrase does the narrator use to describe her mother growing increasingly drunk in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

3. In what country was Alexandra Fuller born?

4. In Mum's view, an African country controlled by whites was considered what?

5. From what denomination were the visiting missionaries in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

(see the answer key)

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