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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After going to the sale barn, the narrator’s family stayed with a friend who had what in Chapter 20: "Selling”?
(a) A horse.
(b) A television.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A radio.

2. Who was defeating the Portuguese colonial government in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974"?
(a) The Mutare rebels.
(b) The Czech rebels.
(c) The Frelimo rebels.
(d) The Anandi rebels.

3. 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"?
(a) 17.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

4. Kenya’s war for independence took place between what years, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?
(a) 1947-1963.
(b) 1939-1952.
(c) 1952-1965.
(d) 1931-1944.

5. The Fullers’ farm in Rhodesia bordered what country?
(a) Angola.
(b) Mozambique.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Tanzania.

6. What is the name of Bobo’s brother who died of meningitis before she was born?
(a) Tim Fuller.
(b) Adrian Fuller.
(c) Robert Fuller.
(d) Richard Fuller.

7. At school, a policeman gave a presentation warning the children that bombs may be hidden in what in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974"?
(a) Cookie tins.
(b) Backpacks.
(c) Briefcases.
(d) Soccer balls.

8. How did the narrator’s mother attempt to scare off the wild cattle in "Chimurenga, 1979"?
(a) By banging pans together.
(b) By shooting them with Bobo’s air gun.
(c) By screaming at them.
(d) By throwing rocks.

9. What did the narrator’s father sell to local farmers in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) Horse shoes.
(b) Agricultural chemicals.
(c) Organic fertilizers.
(d) Branding irons.

10. Where was Bobo conceived?
(a) The Pyramids.
(b) Madagascar.
(c) Mount Kilimanjaro.
(d) Victoria Falls.

11. The holding areas for the prisoners at the police station are compared with what in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
(a) Train cars.
(b) Dog runs.
(c) Sheds.
(d) Closets.

12. From what denomination were the visiting missionaries in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
(a) Jehovah’s Witnesses.
(b) The Roman Catholic Church.
(c) The Anglican Church.
(d) The Mormon Church.

13. What refers to the preserves in Rhodesia where the black Africans lived prior to the revolution, similar to Indian reservations in the U.S.?
(a) Native Life Ecosystems.
(b) Indigenous Regions.
(c) Tribal Trust Lands.
(d) Aboriginal Life Zones.

14. With what family friend did the narrator’s parents leave her and her sister in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?
(a) Tendai Chiweshe.
(b) Ian Douglas.
(c) Roly Swift.
(d) Kenneth Kaunda.

15. Vanessa was older than Bobo by how many years?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does the narrator use to describe her mother growing increasingly drunk in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

2. How many young white tourists hitchhiking did the Fuller family pick up in Chapter 17: "Vacation"?

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies,” in African tradition, an infant who dies must be buried among what?

4. Between what years does the narrator describe thousands of white European immigrants having stolen large tracts of land from the black Africans in Chapter 4: "Chimurenga: The Beginning"?

5. What vet did the narrator’s mother take the injured dogs to in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?

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