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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 missionary.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A fisherman.
(d) A lawyer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was the name of the hospital where the narrator’s mother gave birth in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?
(a) Angwa General Hospital.
(b) Robandi General Hospital.
(c) Luangwa General Hospital.
(d) Mutare General Hospital.

9. Why did Mum chide the narrator’s father when they visited her at the hospital in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?
(a) The girls’ hair and fingernails were dirty.
(b) They lacked money for the hospital bill.
(c) The cattle had not been sold.
(d) The dogs had not been fed in days.

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

11. 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.

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

13. The desk where Bobo did her correspondence lessons was next to what in Chapter 21: "School"?
(a) Her mother’s desk.
(b) Her father’s desk.
(c) Her brother’s desk.
(d) Her sister’s desk.

14. For how long did the narrator’s father accept a job appointment in Chapter 24: "Devuli"?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 4 months.

15. What did the narrator and her sister transform into a nursery in Chapter 29: "Richard"?
(a) A bathroom.
(b) A kitchen.
(c) A storeroom.
(d) An attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vanessa announced a plan for the family to take a picnic where in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

2. Where did the narrator’s family begin spending weekends in Chapter 34: "The Goat Shed"?

3. What word in the book refers to a compact 9mm submachine gun?

4. Where is Malawi in relation to Zimbabwe?

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

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