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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In Mum's view, an African country controlled by whites was considered what?
(a) An example for the continent.
(b) An oasis of sanity.
(c) A region of progress.
(d) A diamond in the rough.

3. In what month did the missionaries come to visit the Fuller home in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
(a) January.
(b) October.
(c) July.
(d) May.

4. During Kenya’s war for independence, how many black Kenyans were killed, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?
(a) 13,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 77,000.
(d) 49,000.

5. What did Bobo’s mother offer the border guard as a bribe in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?
(a) A gold coin.
(b) Cash.
(c) A dog.
(d) Bobo.

6. Where in England did the Fullers buy a farm?
(a) Salisbury.
(b) Derbyshire.
(c) Exeter.
(d) Cardiff.

7. In Chapter 17: "Vacation,” Bobo exclaimed over the fact that the black Africans did not use modern farming methods of what?
(a) Rodent eradication.
(b) Insect eradication.
(c) Soil augmentation.
(d) Soil conservation.

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

9. What did Vanessa demand at a neighbor’s house in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?
(a) Shelter and lunch.
(b) Dinner and dessert.
(c) Coffee and a muffin.
(d) Dinner and a bed.

10. Bobo declined her mother’s offer of a drink in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987" because she had to pack for a nine-hour drive to where?
(a) To her aunt’s house.
(b) To boarding school.
(c) The specialized doctor.
(d) To her grandparent’s house.

11. 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?
(a) Fish.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Vegetables.

12. What animal did the narrator’s mother shoot in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?
(a) A cobra.
(b) A crocodile.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A baboon.

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

14. What was everyone treated to at the sale barn in Chapter 20: "Selling”?
(a) A buffet breakfast.
(b) Wine tastings.
(c) Cheese samples.
(d) A six-course dinner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who injured Violet in Chapter 19: "Violet"?

2. 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"?

3. What did Bobo pray for with the missionaries in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

4. How many rescued dogs does the narrator describe her mother having surrounded herself with in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?

5. What did the narrator’s father refer to the workers on the farm by in Chapter 19: "Violet"?

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