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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Kenya’s war for independence, how many black Kenyans were killed, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?
(a) 13,000.
(b) 49,000.
(c) 77,000.
(d) 25,000.

2. What did the narrator’s mother offer to the medics before they left in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) Tea or a cocktail.
(b) Whiskey or a beer.
(c) Lemonade or milk.
(d) Orange juice or coffee.

3. How many acres in Rhodesia were set aside as Tribal Trust Funds at the beginning of the war, according to the narrator in Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi”?
(a) 37.5 million.
(b) 12 million.
(c) 21.5 million.
(d) 8 million.

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

5. What did the narrator’s father sell to local farmers in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) Horse shoes.
(b) Branding irons.
(c) Organic fertilizers.
(d) Agricultural chemicals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the farm that the Fullers bought in Chapter 9: "Burma Valley"?

2. Where in England did the Fullers buy a farm?

3. In Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi,” the narrator states that at the beginning of the war, how many acres of the 96 million in Rhodesia were set aside for whites only?

4. After the schools in Zambia were desegregated in Chapter 2: “Getting There & Zambia 1987,” Bobo was teased about her skin color, which was compared to what?

5. In what year did the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army attack in the war of liberation known by whites as “The Troubles,” according to the narrator in Chapter 4: "Chimurenga: The Beginning"?

(see the answer key)

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