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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 36: "Mkushi,” the current leader of Zambia was the son of whom?
(a) A fisherman.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A missionary.
(d) A lawyer.

2. Where did the narrator’s family begin spending weekends in Chapter 34: "The Goat Shed"?
(a) Cape Maclear.
(b) Chirundu.
(c) Victoria Falls.
(d) Cape Town.

3. In Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi,” the narrator states that white settlers had been tricking black Africans out of land since what year?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1905.

4. What did the Fullers fish for and catch during their outing in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?
(a) Halibut.
(b) Trout.
(c) Catfish.
(d) Bass.

5. How many peasant farmers each raised one acre of tobacco at the farm when the Fullers arrived in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 250.
(d) 600.

6. What was Mum diagnosed with in Chapter 40: "Now"?
(a) Lymphoma.
(b) Pancreatic cancer.
(c) Manic depression.
(d) Hemophilia.

7. What kind of company did Charlie run when Bobo met him in Chapter 39: "Charlie"?
(a) A construction firm.
(b) A safari company.
(c) A fishing guide service.
(d) A photography company.

8. Who was the first black student to arrive at Bobo’s school in Chapter 22: "Independence"?
(a) Oliver TendaiChiweshe.
(b) Ian Douglas Smith.
(c) Hastings Kamuzu Banda.
(d) Robert Gabriel Mugabe.

9. Who was elected Prime Minister of Zimbabwe in 1980?
(a) Robert Gabriel Mugabe.
(b) Ian Douglas Smith.
(c) Kenneth Kaunda.
(d) Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda.

10. Vanessa announced a plan for the family to take a picnic where in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?
(a) In the woods.
(b) On the coast.
(c) In the mountains.
(d) At the dam.

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

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

13. What was the name of the tobacco farm Dad was hired to manage in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?
(a) Robandi.
(b) Lusaka.
(c) Mgodi.
(d) Derbyshire.

14. Bobo asked Charlie for a job as what in Chapter 39: "Charlie"?
(a) A secretary.
(b) A cook.
(c) A repairman.
(d) A janitor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Bobo when Vanessa went away to boarding school in Chapter 21: "School"?

2. Richard in Chapter 31: "Moving On" was from where?

3. For how long did the narrator’s father accept a job appointment in Chapter 24: "Devuli"?

4. After how much time did Bishop Abel Tendekay Muzorewa give power back to the British in Chapter 22: "Independence"?

5. What did Mum call for Dad to bring her when she was wading in the water in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

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