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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 36-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974" that the black Africans had been fighting a revolution against whites for how many years?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 13.
(d) 2.

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

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) 21.5 million.
(b) 8 million.
(c) 37.5 million.
(d) 12 million.

4. What kind of company did Charlie run when Bobo met him in Chapter 39: "Charlie"?
(a) A photography company.
(b) A safari company.
(c) A construction firm.
(d) A fishing guide service.

5. How did the narrator’s family try to appear in the hopes that buyers would offer a higher price in Chapter 20: "Selling”?
(a) Winsome and hungry.
(b) Pathetic and dirty.
(c) Sickly and homeless.
(d) Optimistic and religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many days at a time did the narrator’s father go on patrol to track down terrorists and fighting rebels in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?

2. What did the narrator’s father sell to local farmers in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?

3. What did Vanessa demand at a neighbor’s house in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?

4. How did the narrator’s mother attempt to scare off the wild cattle in "Chimurenga, 1979"?

5. Vanessa was older than Bobo by how many years?

(see the answer key)

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