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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) Every calf that is born.
(c) Veterinary care.
(d) To let the cattle graze on her land.

2. What was the name of the Fullers’ black cook in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
(a) Smith.
(b) July.
(c) Roly.
(d) Abel.

3. During Kenya’s war for independence, how many white settlers were killed, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?
(a) 420.
(b) 100.
(c) 240.
(d) 65.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the narrator’s family try to appear in the hopes that buyers would offer a higher price in Chapter 20: "Selling”?

3. In what year did the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army attack in the war of liberation known by whites as “The Troubles,” according to the narrator in Chapter 4: "Chimurenga: The Beginning"?

4. In Mum's view, an African country controlled by whites was considered what?

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975,” Mum was accompanied by at least how many dogs when answering the door?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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