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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Bobo when Vanessa went away to boarding school in Chapter 21: "School"?
(a) 1.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

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

3. In what month did the missionaries come to visit the Fuller home in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) January.
(d) October.

4. What percentage of Malawi is covered by a large lake?
(a) 15%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 20%.

5. Where did the narrator’s mother hold her up so that she could smell the spicy, woody scent of Africa in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) Cape Maclear.
(b) The South Luangwa National Park.
(c) Cape Horn.
(d) Mgodi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Malawi in relation to Zimbabwe?

2. During Kenya’s war for independence, how many black Kenyans were killed, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?

3. After how many days did Bobo and her sister learn that their parents had gone on a vacation without them in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

4. What did the narrator’s mother offer to the medics before they left in Chapter 19: "Violet"?

5. Vanessa announced a plan for the family to take a picnic where in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

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