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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 did the Fuller family eat at every meal after the narrator’s father accepted a job appointment in Chapter 24: "Devuli"?
(a) Lion.
(b) Crocodile.
(c) Impala.
(d) Elephant.

2. 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) 12 million.
(b) 37.5 million.
(c) 21.5 million.
(d) 8 million.

3. What color was Mum’s police reserves uniform in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

4. What phrase does the narrator use to describe her mother growing increasingly drunk in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?
(a) “Falling about.”
(b) “Riding a three-legged donkey.”
(c) “Penguin walking.”
(d) “Throwing a wobbly.”

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) Optimistic and religious.
(c) Sickly and homeless.
(d) Pathetic and dirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. At dinner the day after the Prime Minister elections in 1980, how many of the 200 boarders were left at Bobo’s school?

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

3. What color hair did Bobo have as a child?

4. What word from Chapter 19: "Violet" refers to security pledged for the payment of a loan?

5. Who was the first black student to arrive at Bobo’s school in Chapter 22: "Independence"?

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