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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. According to the narrator in Chapter 36: "Mkushi,” Zambia had been independent since October of what year?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1939.

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

3. What word from Chapter 31: "Moving On" refers to any of several (usually white) herons that grow long, graceful plumes?
(a) Egrets.
(b) Orioles.
(c) Pelicans.
(d) Eagles.

4. What percentage of Malawi is covered by a large lake?
(a) 15%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 40%.

5. What was the name of the tobacco farm Dad was hired to manage in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?
(a) Lusaka.
(b) Derbyshire.
(c) Robandi.
(d) Mgodi.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Bishop Abel Tendekay Muzorewa of the African National Council form an interim government of the country now called Zimbabwe-Rhodesia?

2. What was Charlie Chilvers doing when the Fuller family encountered her in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

3. How many acres of grounds did the boarding school have that Bobo began attending?

4. What did Bobo throw in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?

5. What word from the memoir refers to African antelopes with lyre-shaped horns?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Mum’s behavior change after she returned from the hospital in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

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

4. What “close call” happened with at a checkpoint in Chapter 36: "Mkushi"?

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

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

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

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

9. When did Vanessa leave for boarding school in Chapter 21: "School"? Where did Bobo complete her studies at this time?

10. How does the narrator describe the new black and mixed race students at her school in Chapter 22: "Independence"?

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