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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 was the name of the Fullers’ black maid in Rhodesia in Chapter 8: "Karoi"?
(a) Vanessa.
(b) Natasya.
(c) Violet.
(d) Isabelle.

2. Bobo’s nickname was short for what?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Barbarian.
(d) Baboon.

3. On what date was Olivia Jane Fuller born?
(a) December 17, 1980.
(b) May 2, 1968.
(c) March 9, 1972.
(d) August 28, 1976.

4. 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"?
(a) Mgodi.
(b) Cape Maclear.
(c) Cape Horn.
(d) The South Luangwa National Park.

5. In what nearby river were black witches traditionally drowned in Karoi?
(a) The Victoria River.
(b) The Angwa River.
(c) The Mutare River.
(d) The Luangwa River.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Bobo when the school systems changed from A, B, and C schools?

3. How did Olivia Jane Fuller die?

4. How old was Bobo in the beginning of Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?

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. What were the narrator’s impressions of the police station described in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. How does the narrator describe the Tribal Trust Lands in Chapter 17: "Vacation"?

9. How did the narrator’s mother profit from the wild cattle in Chapter 18: "Chimurenga, 1979"?

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

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