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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 had their cook serve the missionaries what kind of sandwiches in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
(a) Cucumber.
(b) Egg salad.
(c) Peanut butter.
(d) Ham and cheese.

2. What two dogs were injured in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?
(a) Buddy and Bear.
(b) Rocky and Sparky.
(c) Jacko and Shea.
(d) Marvin and Simpson.

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

4. How many rescued dogs does the narrator describe her mother having surrounded herself with in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

5. 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"?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1948.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Bobo’s brother who died of meningitis before she was born?

2. What did Bobo pray for with the missionaries in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

3. Bobo declined her mother’s offer of a drink in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987" because she had to pack for a nine-hour drive to where?

4. The missionaries exited hastily after what happened in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

5. What did the narrator’s mother do when it was time to kill the rabbits on the farm for food in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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