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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old were the narrator and her sister in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?
(a) 7 and 12.
(b) 14 and 18.
(c) 10 and 12.
(d) 13 and 16.

2. One in how many people had AIDS in the area of Zambia described in Chapter 36: "Mkushi"?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

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

4. What was Richard studying in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Law.
(c) Business.
(d) Philosophy.

5. 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 Ian Douglas Smith.
(d) President Kenneth Kaunda.

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

7. 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) 250.
(c) 600.
(d) 1,500.

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

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

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

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

12. How many acres of grounds did the boarding school have that Bobo began attending?
(a) 250.
(b) 100.
(c) 20.
(d) 60.

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

14. What word from Chapter 22: "Independence" refers to a cessation of hostilities?
(a) Cease-fire.
(b) Visage.
(c) Collaboration.
(d) Solstice.

15. How old was Vanessa in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?
(a) 18.
(b) 11.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. Serioes Farm was three to six hours from what impoverished town, according to the narrator in Chapter 36: "Mkushi”?

2. What was Mum diagnosed with in Chapter 40: "Now"?

3. The narrator’s father herded the wild cattle gently because stressed cows do what?

4. Vanessa attended a private coed school focusing on what in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 36: "Mkushi,” the current leader of Zambia was the son of whom?

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