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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. The narrator’s mother told the black villagers that they could have their cattle back but that they would have to pay her a high fee for what in "Chimurenga, 1979"?
(a) Selling the cattle.
(b) Veterinary care.
(c) To let the cattle graze on her land.
(d) Every calf that is born.

2. What word from Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987" means to designate a school, park, etc. for use by all races or groups?
(a) Migrate.
(b) Associate.
(c) Integrate.
(d) Propagate.

3. With what family friend did the narrator’s parents leave her and her sister in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?
(a) Ian Douglas.
(b) Tendai Chiweshe.
(c) Kenneth Kaunda.
(d) Roly Swift.

4. In what year was Alexandra Fuller born?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1969.

5. How old was Bobo when the school systems changed from A, B, and C schools?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator’s parents respond when Vanessa told them that a family friend tried to molest her and her sister in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?

2. What did Vanessa demand at a neighbor’s house in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?

3. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s older sister in the narrative?

4. What did the narrator’s mother see that caused her to put down her gun when the missionaries visited in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What local superstition does the narrator describe in Chapter 8: "Karoi"?

2. How is Olivia’s death described in Chapter 15: "Olivia January 1978"?

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

4. How did Fuller family life change after Bobo’s parents joined the police reserves in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?

5. What did the Fuller family discover missing upon their return home in Chapter 19: "Violet"?

6. What African tradition does the narrator describe in the opening of Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies"?

7. Where in England did the Fuller family settle in Chapter 7: "England 1969"? What did they do there?

8. What did Mum offer the border guard as a bribe in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

9. What occurred after Bobo’s mother shot at a cobra in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?

10. How is Bobo’s sister described in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"? What event is related in this chapter?

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