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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the narrative refers to the British slang for bathroom?
(a) Loo.
(b) Wazoo.
(c) Backy.
(d) Parp.

2. Who was the first black student to arrive at Bobo’s school in Chapter 22: "Independence"?
(a) Ian Douglas Smith.
(b) Oliver TendaiChiweshe.
(c) Hastings Kamuzu Banda.
(d) Robert Gabriel Mugabe.

3. How did Olivia Jane Fuller die?
(a) She drowned.
(b) She was in a plane crash.
(c) She was hit by a car.
(d) She contracted hepatitis.

4. What color was Mum’s police reserves uniform in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

5. Mum is described in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown" as being as scary as what?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A lion.
(c) A crocodile.
(d) A gremlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mum believe the ranch managers were attempting to do in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?

2. Who came to take away the robbers in Chapter 19: "Violet"?

3. In what nearby river were black witches traditionally drowned in Karoi?

4. How did the narrator’s parents respond when Vanessa told them that a family friend tried to molest her and her sister in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?

5. Who held the Fuller family at gunpoint for several hours in Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi”?

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