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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time did the narrator and her sister awaken to go to town in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?
(a) 5:30 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) 3:15 a.m.
(d) 6:45 a.m.

2. Bobo was sent to boarding school with her older sister in January of what year?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1986.

3. How old was Bobo in the beginning of Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 11.

4. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s older sister in the narrative?
(a) Nicola Fuller.
(b) Olivia Fuller.
(c) Vanessa Fuller.
(d) Jayne Fuller.

5. The narrator’s mother told the black villagers that they could have their cattle back but that they would have to pay her a high fee for what in "Chimurenga, 1979"?
(a) Veterinary care.
(b) To let the cattle graze on her land.
(c) Selling the cattle.
(d) Every calf that is born.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi,” the narrator states that white settlers had been tricking black Africans out of land since what year?

2. Where did Bobo’s parents go on a short vacation after Mum left the hospital in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

3. What word from Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987" means to designate a school, park, etc. for use by all races or groups?

4. In what year did Rhodesian President Ian Douglas Smith make it clear that there would never be majority rule in Rhodesia?

5. On the trip taken by the Fullers in Chapter 17: "Vacation,” the narrator and her sister sang while their mother did what?

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