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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 desk where Bobo did her correspondence lessons was next to what in Chapter 21: "School"?
(a) Her brother’s desk.
(b) Her father’s desk.
(c) Her mother’s desk.
(d) Her sister’s desk.

2. 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 set aside for whites only?
(a) 82 million.
(b) 25 million.
(c) 48 million.
(d) 65 million.

3. What did Bobo vow to herself as the family drove home in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?
(a) To never leave Africa.
(b) To visit America.
(c) To travel to Spain.
(d) To return to England soon.

4. Where did the narrator go with Charlie on their honeymoon in Chapter 39: "Charlie"?
(a) Victoria Falls.
(b) The Angwa River.
(c) The South Luangwa National Park.
(d) Cape Maclear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mum diagnosed with in Chapter 40: "Now"?

2. Everyone spent the evening dancing until what occurred in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

3. Where did Bobo’s parents go on a short vacation after Mum left the hospital in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

4. What did the narrator and her sister transform into a nursery in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

5. Richard in Chapter 31: "Moving On" was from where?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Bobo and her sister go in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"? What did they forget to bring?

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

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

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

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

6. What caused Bobo to become ill in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"? Who helped her overcome her illness?

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

8. What political changes took place after the revolution in Chapter 22: "Independence"? What interim government was formed?

9. How does the narrator describe the political atmosphere of Zambia in Chapter 36: "Mkushi"?

10. How did life for the Fuller family change after power was returned to the British in Chapter 22: "Independence"?

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