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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Rhodesia currently?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) Zaire.
(c) Zambia.
(d) Morocco.

2. Where did the narrator go with Charlie on their honeymoon in Chapter 39: "Charlie"?
(a) The South Luangwa National Park.
(b) Cape Maclear.
(c) Victoria Falls.
(d) The Angwa River.

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 36: "Mkushi,” Zambia had been independent since October of what year?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1964.

4. 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) 18 million.
(b) 12.5 million.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 7.5 million.

5. When did the medics arrive in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) Just before dusk.
(b) Just after dawn.
(c) At dusk.
(d) Just before dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20: "Selling,” the narrator’s father woke up the family in the middle of the night to dress in their best clothes and go to sell what in town?

2. The narrator states in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974" that the black Africans had been fighting a revolution against whites for how many years?

3. What students attended the C schools?

4. What refers to the preserves in Rhodesia where the black Africans lived prior to the revolution, similar to Indian reservations in the U.S.?

5. Where did the narrator, her mother, and her sister depart by train for Rhodesia in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?

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