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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 phrase does the narrator use to describe her mother growing increasingly drunk in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?
(a) “Falling about.”
(b) “Throwing a wobbly.”
(c) “Riding a three-legged donkey.”
(d) “Penguin walking.”

2. What did the narrator’s father sell to local farmers in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) Organic fertilizers.
(b) Agricultural chemicals.
(c) Branding irons.
(d) Horse shoes.

3. How many young white tourists hitchhiking did the Fuller family pick up in Chapter 17: "Vacation"?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

4. In what month did the missionaries come to visit the Fuller home in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
(a) July.
(b) October.
(c) May.
(d) January.

5. Where did the narrator, her mother, and her sister depart by train for Rhodesia in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) Cape Town.
(b) Mozambique.
(c) Lusaka.
(d) Salisbury.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator’s mother hold her up so that she could smell the spicy, woody scent of Africa in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?

2. What animal did the narrator’s mother shoot in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?

3. Where did the narrator’s family go the day after the sale in Chapter 20: "Selling”?

4. Which students attended the A schools?

5. What students attended the B schools?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the final days of the war for independence described by the narrator in Chapter 18: "Chimurenga, 1979"? What did Bobo and her sister discover on the farm?

2. How is Bobo’s appearance contrasted with those of her siblings in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies"?

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

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

5. How did Vanessa react when confronted with the actions of Roly Swift in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"? How did Bobo’s parents respond?

6. What did Bobo pray for in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"? Did her prayer come true?

7. Where was Bobo born? How is her heritage explained in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

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

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

10. Why was Bobo warned about creeping through the house at night in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?

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