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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. Who did the narrator and her sister stay with while their father went to fetch their mother in Chapter 29: "Richard"?
(a) Robert Mugabe.
(b) Charlie Chilvers.
(c) Roly Swift.
(d) Oliver Chiweshe.

2. What kind of company did Charlie run when Bobo met him in Chapter 39: "Charlie"?
(a) A safari company.
(b) A photography company.
(c) A fishing guide service.
(d) A construction firm.

3. In what language did the new black students speak to one another in Chapter 22: "Independence"?
(a) Swahili.
(b) Berber.
(c) Arabic.
(d) Shona.

4. What was Richard studying in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Business.
(c) Law.
(d) Philosophy.

5. Who was elected Prime Minister of Zimbabwe in 1980?
(a) Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda.
(b) Ian Douglas Smith.
(c) Robert Gabriel Mugabe.
(d) Kenneth Kaunda.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long did the narrator and her sister go on a trip with their father in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?

2. Vanessa was expecting her what child in Chapter 40: "Now"?

3. How many acres in Rhodesia were set aside as Tribal Trust Funds at the beginning of the war, according to the narrator in Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi”?

4. In Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi,” the narrator states that at the beginning of the war, how many acres of the 96 million in Rhodesia were black Africans allowed to own?

5. Where did Mum and Dad have a fish farm in Chapter 40: "Now"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Bobo’s father went to retrieve their mother from the hospital in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

2. How is Mum’s behavior described in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

3. When did Bobo begin attending boarding school in Chapter 21: "School"? How was the school described?

4. How was the Fuller family’s new home described in Chapter 33: "Touching the Ground"?

5. What wild animal did Mum rescue in Chapter 37: "Balm in the Wounds"? How did she feed it?

6. How is the geography of Malawi described by the narrator in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?

7. How was Devuli Ranch described in Chapter 27: "Ranch Work"? Why did Dad herd the cattle gently there?

8. What plan did Vanessa develop to help the family in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

9. How was the Fuller family home described in Chapter 37: "Balm in the Wounds"?

10. Why did Bobo’s mother chide her father in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

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