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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what nearby river were black witches traditionally drowned in Karoi?
(a) The Mutare River.
(b) The Victoria River.
(c) The Angwa River.
(d) The Luangwa River.

2. What kind of infesting flies does the narrator describe in Chapter 9: "Burma Valley"?
(a) Alkali flies.
(b) Putzi flies.
(c) Fruit flies.
(d) Horse flies.

3. What was the most valuable of the items stolen in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) The car.
(b) Mum’s rings.
(c) A statue.
(d) A painting

4. Who did the narrator and her sister stay with while their father went to fetch their mother in Chapter 29: "Richard"?
(a) Robert Mugabe.
(b) Charlie Chilvers.
(c) Oliver Chiweshe.
(d) Roly Swift.

5. 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 black Africans allowed to own?
(a) 7.5 million.
(b) 12.5 million.
(c) 18 million.
(d) 5 million.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was everyone treated to at the sale barn in Chapter 20: "Selling”?

3. What did Bobo’s mother offer the border guard as a bribe in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

4. In what language did the new black students speak to one another in Chapter 22: "Independence"?

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

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