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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies,” if the proper rituals are not performed when an African infant dies, what happens?
(a) The spirit will haunt its parents.
(b) The spirit keeps repeating the process of being reborn and dying young.
(c) The spirit will haunt the village.
(d) The spirit will never be reborn.

2. Where is Malawi in relation to Zimbabwe?
(a) Malawi is west of Zimbabwe.
(b) Malawi is east of Zimbabwe.
(c) Malawi is south of Zimbabwe.
(d) Malawi is north of Zimbabwe.

3. For how long did the narrator and her sister go on a trip with their father in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

4. Mum and Dad told Bobo in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975" that she must not wake her parents by creeping into their room at night for what reason?
(a) They might accidentally shoot her.
(b) She would be yelled at.
(c) They might sick the dogs on her.
(d) She would be beaten.

5. Who came to take away the robbers in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) The police.
(b) The slave-owners.
(c) The army.
(d) The Catholic priests.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what family friend did the narrator’s parents leave her and her sister in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?

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

3. What students attended the B schools?

4. What did Mum call for Dad to bring her when she was wading in the water in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

5. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s older sister in the narrative?

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