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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bobo’s parents go on a short vacation after Mum left the hospital in Chapter 29: "Richard"?
(a) Lusaka.
(b) Inyanga.
(c) Chirundu.
(d) Robandi.

2. What percentage of Malawi is covered by a large lake?
(a) 30%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 20%.

3. 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) 25 million.
(b) 65 million.
(c) 82 million.
(d) 48 million.

4. What wild animal did Mum rescue in Chapter 37: "Balm in the Wounds"?
(a) A bat.
(b) A meerkat.
(c) A warthog.
(d) An owl.

5. What high school did Bobo attend in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?
(a) Arundel High School.
(b) Mutare High School.
(c) Angwa High School.
(d) Victoria High School.

6. What did Vanessa do when Bobo asked about the baby in Chapter 29: "Richard"?
(a) She ran around the house screaming.
(b) She burst into tears.
(c) She squeezed her hand.
(d) She slapped Bobo.

7. What was Charlie Chilvers doing when the Fuller family encountered her in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?
(a) Hitchhiking.
(b) Singing.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Reading.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Where is Malawi in relation to Zimbabwe?
(a) Malawi is west of Zimbabwe.
(b) Malawi is north of Zimbabwe.
(c) Malawi is east of Zimbabwe.
(d) Malawi is south of Zimbabwe.

14. When did Bishop Abel Tendekay Muzorewa of the African National Council form an interim government of the country now called Zimbabwe-Rhodesia?
(a) March, 1978.
(b) October, 1972.
(c) June, 1975.
(d) April, 1980.

15. Where was Charlie Chilvers from?
(a) Canada.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Australia.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time did the narrator and her sister awaken to go to town in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

2. Who did Mum tell not to smoke marijuana in the house in Chapter 37: "Balm in the Wounds"?

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 36: "Mkushi,” Zambia had been independent since October of what year?

4. What did the narrator and her sister transform into a nursery in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

5. What word from Chapter 22: "Independence" refers to a cessation of hostilities?

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