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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator’s mother hold her up so that she could smell the spicy, woody scent of Africa in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) Cape Maclear.
(b) The South Luangwa National Park.
(c) Mgodi.
(d) Cape Horn.

2. In what year did Rhodesian President Ian Douglas Smith make it clear that there would never be majority rule in Rhodesia?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1978.

3. Bobo’s nickname was short for what?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Baboon.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Barbarian.

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

5. What word from Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987" means to designate a school, park, etc. for use by all races or groups?
(a) Propagate.
(b) Associate.
(c) Migrate.
(d) Integrate.

6. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s older sister in the narrative?
(a) Olivia Fuller.
(b) Jayne Fuller.
(c) Vanessa Fuller.
(d) Nicola Fuller.

7. 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) Tribal Trust Lands.
(b) Indigenous Regions.
(c) Native Life Ecosystems.
(d) Aboriginal Life Zones.

8. How many dogs accompanied the narrator, her mother, and her sister in traveling to Rhodesia in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

9. What students attended the C schools?
(a) White students.
(b) American students.
(c) Black students.
(d) Mixed-race and Indian students.

10. What were the rations issued to the narrator’s family called in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
(a) “Badger bags.”
(b) “Squirrel food.”
(c) “Rat packs.”
(d) “Scum sacks.”

11. What vet did the narrator’s mother take the injured dogs to in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?
(a) Uncle Bob.
(b) Uncle John.
(c) Uncle Roger.
(d) Uncle Pete.

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

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

14. What did Bobo and her sister discover on the farm in Chapter 18: "Chimurenga, 1979"?
(a) An ammunition cache.
(b) A pile of bones.
(c) Abandoned rebel camps.
(d) Two diamonds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Bobo conceived?

2. In what country was Alexandra Fuller born?

3. What was the name of the Fullers’ black maid in Rhodesia in Chapter 8: "Karoi"?

4. During Kenya’s war for independence, how many white settlers were killed, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?

5. What did the narrator’s mother see that caused her to put down her gun when the missionaries visited in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

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