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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 travel to Spain.
(c) To return to England soon.
(d) To visit America.

2. In what language did the new black students speak to one another in Chapter 22: "Independence"?
(a) Arabic.
(b) Shona.
(c) Swahili.
(d) Berber.

3. What did the doctor prescribe for the narrator’s mother during her difficult pregnancy in Chapter 25: "Mutare General"?
(a) Gentle exercise.
(b) Drinking tea.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Bed rest at the hospital.

4. What word from Chapter 31: "Moving On" refers to any of several (usually white) herons that grow long, graceful plumes?
(a) Orioles.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Pelicans.
(d) Egrets.

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

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

7. What did the narrator contract from drinking river water in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Giardiasis.
(c) Botulism.
(d) Dysentery.

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

9. Who did Mum tell not to smoke marijuana in the house in Chapter 37: "Balm in the Wounds"?
(a) July.
(b) Adamson.
(c) Percy.
(d) Thompson.

10. After how much time did Bishop Abel Tendekay Muzorewa give power back to the British in Chapter 22: "Independence"?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 14 months.
(c) 11 months.
(d) 2 months.

11. At dinner the day after the Prime Minister elections in 1980, how many of the 200 boarders were left at Bobo’s school?
(a) 10.
(b) 48.
(c) 35.
(d) 20.

12. 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 black Africans allowed to own?
(a) 12.5 million.
(b) 18 million.
(c) 7.5 million.
(d) 5 million.

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

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

15. What was the name of the kitten that the Fullers adopted in Chapter 37: "Balm in the Wounds"?
(a) Percy.
(b) Adamson.
(c) Thompson.
(d) July.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old were the narrator and her sister in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

2. How old was Bobo when she was sent to boarding school?

3. What was the name of the hospital where the narrator’s mother gave birth in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

4. What did Mum believe the ranch managers were attempting to do in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?

5. For how long did the narrator and her sister go on a trip with their father in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?

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