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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long did the narrator and her sister go on a trip with their father in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 week.

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

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

4. What did Mum believe the ranch managers were attempting to do in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?
(a) Send her secret messages.
(b) Kill her husband.
(c) Poison her.
(d) Rape her.

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

6. 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) 65 million.
(b) 48 million.
(c) 82 million.
(d) 25 million.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. How old was Bobo when Vanessa went away to boarding school in Chapter 21: "School"?
(a) 12.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

15. Serioes Farm was three to six hours from what impoverished town, according to the narrator in Chapter 36: "Mkushi”?
(a) Mgodi.
(b) Lusaka.
(c) Chirundu.
(d) Robandi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the baby Vanessa gave birth to in Chapter 40: "Now"?

3. What dictator was Dad’s new employer in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?

4. What did Vanessa do when Bobo asked about the baby in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

5. 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?

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