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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vet did the narrator’s mother take the injured dogs to in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?
(a) Uncle John.
(b) Uncle Bob.
(c) Uncle Pete.
(d) Uncle Roger.

2. Which students attended the A schools?
(a) Mixed-race and Indian students.
(b) White students.
(c) American students.
(d) Black students.

3. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s mother?
(a) Olivia Fuller.
(b) Jayne Fuller.
(c) Vanessa Fuller.
(d) Nicola Fuller.

4. Mum often took Bobo with her to the police station which was located in what part of town in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
(a) The third class.
(b) The first class.
(c) The second class.
(d) The fourth class.

5. From what denomination were the visiting missionaries in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
(a) Jehovah’s Witnesses.
(b) The Mormon Church.
(c) The Anglican Church.
(d) The Roman Catholic Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was life in the Fuller home described in the beginning of Chapter 16: "Afterward"?

2. What was everyone treated to at the sale barn in Chapter 20: "Selling”?

3. How many rescued dogs does the narrator describe her mother having surrounded herself with in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?

4. What color was Mum’s police reserves uniform in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?

5. What kind of vehicle does the narrator describe having ridden on top of singing patriotic songs with her sister in Chapter 16: "Afterward"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Fuller family’s return to Africa described in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?

2. Why did Bobo decline the drink offered to her by her mother in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

3. How does the narrator describe the lives of the Fullers after Olivia’s death in Chapter 16: "Afterward"?

4. What did Mum do with the rabbits in Chapter 7: "England 1969"? When did the family decide to return to Africa?

5. How was Violet victimized in Chapter 19: "Violet"? Who was discovered to be the perpetrator?

6. How many black Kenyans and white settlers were killed in the war for independence, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"? How did Bobo’s mother feel about this power struggle?

7. Where did the family travel in Chapter 17: "Vacation"? Who did they pick up on their journey?

8. How does the narrator contrast Mum’s feelings about black Africans with her relationships with animals in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?

9. How does the narrator describe the school systems in Zambia before she turned eleven in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

10. How did Bobo’s experiences in school change after integration took place in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

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