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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) “Falling about.”
(b) “Riding a three-legged donkey.”
(c) “Penguin walking.”
(d) “Throwing a wobbly.”

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

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

4. During Kenya’s war for independence, how many white settlers were killed, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?
(a) 65.
(b) 420.
(c) 240.
(d) 100.

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

6. What kind of vehicle does the narrator describe having ridden on top of singing patriotic songs with her sister in Chapter 16: "Afterward"?
(a) A Jeep.
(b) A Porsche.
(c) A Bentley.
(d) A Land Rover.

7. How did the narrator’s parents respond when Vanessa told them that a family friend tried to molest her and her sister in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?
(a) They put Vanessa up for adoption.
(b) They called the police.
(c) They shot the family friend.
(d) They refused to believe her.

8. What did the narrator’s mother see that caused her to put down her gun when the missionaries visited in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
(a) Their coats.
(b) Their hats.
(c) Their crosses.
(d) Their Bibles.

9. What color eyes does Bobo have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Hazel.

10. What was the name of the Fullers’ black maid in Rhodesia in Chapter 8: "Karoi"?
(a) Vanessa.
(b) Isabelle.
(c) Natasya.
(d) Violet.

11. In what country was Alexandra Fuller born?
(a) Italy.
(b) Portugal.
(c) England.
(d) Spain.

12. 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) Mgodi.
(c) The South Luangwa National Park.
(d) Cape Horn.

13. How was life in the Fuller home described in the beginning of Chapter 16: "Afterward"?
(a) Sliced in half.
(b) As exciting as a church sermon.
(c) Saturated in fun.
(d) Wallowing in a dungeon.

14. Where did the narrator’s family go the day after the sale in Chapter 20: "Selling”?
(a) To the capitol.
(b) To the coast.
(c) To visit a relative.
(d) Back to the farm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After going to the sale barn, the narrator’s family stayed with a friend who had what in Chapter 20: "Selling”?

2. The missionaries exited hastily after what happened in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

3. What were the rations issued to the narrator’s family called in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?

4. What is the name of Rhodesia currently?

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

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