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

2. The narrator’s father told Charlie that there was a good Anglican Bishop where in Chapter 39: "Charlie"?
(a) The Quartz Valley Region.
(b) The Silverstrike Region.
(c) The Copperbelt region.
(d) The Gold Vein Region.

3. What name did Bobo and her sister choose for the baby born in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?
(a) Richard Steven Fuller.
(b) Robert Gabriel Fuller.
(c) Hastings Kamuzu Fuller.
(d) Abel Tendekay Fuller.

4. What did Mum call for Dad to bring her when she was wading in the water in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?
(a) A beer.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) A piece of cake.
(d) A glass of water.

5. How old was Bobo when Vanessa went away to boarding school in Chapter 21: "School"?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. What was the name of the Fullers’ cook in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?

3. Vanessa attended a private coed school focusing on what in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?

4. After how many days did Bobo and her sister learn that their parents had gone on a vacation without them in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

5. Serioes Farm was three to six hours from what impoverished town, according to the narrator in Chapter 36: "Mkushi”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What job position did Bobo’s father accept in Chapter 32: "Malawi"? Who was his employer?

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

4. How does the narrator compare the Fuller family prior to and after the death of Richard in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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