View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Bobo when she was sent to boarding school?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 5.

2. In Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi,” the narrator states that at the beginning of the war, how many acres of the 96 million in Rhodesia were set aside for whites only?
(a) 25 million.
(b) 82 million.
(c) 48 million.
(d) 65 million.

3. What was Charlie Chilvers doing when the Fuller family encountered her in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?
(a) Singing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Hitchhiking.

4. Where did Mum and Dad have a fish farm in Chapter 40: "Now"?
(a) Chirundu.
(b) Lusaka.
(c) Dete.
(d) Robandi.

5. What word from the narrative refers to the British slang for bathroom?
(a) Parp.
(b) Wazoo.
(c) Loo.
(d) Backy.

6. What dictator was Dad’s new employer in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?
(a) President Ian Douglas Smith.
(b) President Kenneth Kaunda.
(c) Robert Gabriel Mugabe.
(d) Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda.

7. Everyone spent the evening dancing until what occurred in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?
(a) The rains came.
(b) The generator died.
(c) The police arrived.
(d) The house lit on fire.

8. According to the narrator in Chapter 36: "Mkushi,” Zambia was currently ruled by whom?
(a) Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda.
(b) President Kenneth Kaunda.
(c) President Ian Douglas Smith.
(d) Robert Gabriel Mugabe.

9. What did Bobo vow to herself as the family drove home in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?
(a) To never leave Africa.
(b) To visit America.
(c) To return to England soon.
(d) To travel to Spain.

10. Richard in Chapter 31: "Moving On" was from where?
(a) Namibia.
(b) Chad.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Egypt.

11. According to the narrator in Chapter 32: "Malawi,” the rivers and lakes of Malawi were stocked with trout from where?
(a) Chile.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Canada.
(d) Scotland.

12. What did Bobo throw in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?
(a) A painting.
(b) An ancient pot.
(c) A plate.
(d) A chair.

13. What did Vanessa do when Bobo asked about the baby in Chapter 29: "Richard"?
(a) She burst into tears.
(b) She slapped Bobo.
(c) She ran around the house screaming.
(d) She squeezed her hand.

14. One in how many people had tuberculosis in the area of Zambia described in Chapter 36: "Mkushi"?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 25.

15. What was the name of the baby Vanessa gave birth to in Chapter 40: "Now"?
(a) Nicola Vanessa Jayne.
(b) Jayne Isabelle Vanessa.
(c) Isabelle Vanessa Jayne.
(d) Natasya Isabelle Jayne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the family sip under the stars in the end of Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

2. In what language did the new black students speak to one another in Chapter 22: "Independence"?

3. Where did Bobo’s parents go on a short vacation after Mum left the hospital in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

4. One in how many people had AIDS in the area of Zambia described in Chapter 36: "Mkushi"?

5. What did the narrator’s sister convince her to eat to help her when the narrator was ill in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 436 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample