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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Tobacco.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Fish.

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

5. What did the narrator’s father allow the farm workers to do to the robbers in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) Shoot them.
(b) Drown them.
(c) Yell at them.
(d) Beat them.

6. What was the name of the Fullers’ black cook in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
(a) July.
(b) Roly.
(c) Abel.
(d) Smith.

7. 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) The specialized doctor.
(b) To her aunt’s house.
(c) To boarding school.
(d) To her grandparent’s house.

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

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

10. What did the narrator’s mother offer to the medics before they left in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) Orange juice or coffee.
(b) Whiskey or a beer.
(c) Tea or a cocktail.
(d) Lemonade or milk.

11. What color hair did Bobo have as a child?
(a) Red.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

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

13. What word from Chapter 19: "Violet" refers to security pledged for the payment of a loan?
(a) Interest.
(b) Collateral.
(c) Shares.
(d) Dividends.

14. According to the narrator in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies,” if the proper rituals are not performed when an African infant dies, what happens?
(a) The spirit will haunt the village.
(b) The spirit will never be reborn.
(c) The spirit will haunt its parents.
(d) The spirit keeps repeating the process of being reborn and dying young.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Bobo was sent to boarding school with her older sister in January of what year?

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975,” Mum was accompanied by at least how many dogs when answering the door?

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

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