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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. Vanessa attended a private coed school focusing on what in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?
(a) History and geography.
(b) Athletics.
(c) The arts.
(d) Math and science.

2. What did Vanessa do when Bobo asked about the baby in Chapter 29: "Richard"?
(a) She slapped Bobo.
(b) She burst into tears.
(c) She ran around the house screaming.
(d) She squeezed her hand.

3. What did the doctor prescribe for the narrator’s mother during her difficult pregnancy in Chapter 25: "Mutare General"?
(a) Drinking tea.
(b) Gentle exercise.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Bed rest at the hospital.

4. Everyone spent the evening dancing until what occurred in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?
(a) The generator died.
(b) The rains came.
(c) The police arrived.
(d) The house lit on fire.

5. Where did Bobo’s parents go on a short vacation after Mum left the hospital in Chapter 29: "Richard"?
(a) Robandi.
(b) Inyanga.
(c) Lusaka.
(d) Chirundu.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time did the narrator and her sister awaken to go to town in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

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

3. The desk where Bobo did her correspondence lessons was next to what in Chapter 21: "School"?

4. What kind of company did Charlie run when Bobo met him in Chapter 39: "Charlie"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Fuller family meet Charlie in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"? What relationship did she form with the family?

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

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

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

5. How does the narrator describe the recent events in Mum’s life in Chapter 40: "Now"?

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

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

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

9. What position did Bobo’s father accept in Chapter 24: "Devuli"? How is the setting of this chapter described?

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

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