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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the farm that the Fullers bought in Chapter 9: "Burma Valley"?
2. How many young white tourists hitchhiking did the Fuller family pick up in Chapter 17: "Vacation"?
3. The holding areas for the prisoners at the police station are compared with what in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
4. Bobo was sent to boarding school with her older sister in January of what year?
5. Bobo’s nickname was short for what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator describe the lives of the Fullers after Olivia’s death in Chapter 16: "Afterward"?
2. What occurred after Bobo’s mother shot at a cobra in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?
3. What were the narrator’s impressions of the police station described in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
4. How is the setting of the family farm described in Chapter 9: "Burma Valley"?
5. Why was Bobo warned about creeping through the house at night in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?
6. What did Mum offer the border guard as a bribe in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?
7. How is Olivia’s death described in Chapter 15: "Olivia January 1978"?
8. What did the Fuller family discover missing upon their return home in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
9. How does the narrator contrast Mum’s feelings about black Africans with her relationships with animals in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?
10. What did Bobo pray for in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"? Did her prayer come true?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the Second Chimurenga and events surrounding the struggle in 1979. When did the war for independence end? How many black Africans were moved to protected villages? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the precautions taken by the Fuller family in protecting Robandi from rebels in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974.” How did this experience affect Bobo? What did the young narrator understand of the political strife around her at the time? How did her understanding evolve?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss Robandi farm and Bobo’s impressions of the farm. How old was Bobo when the family relocated to this location? How fertile was the land on the farm? How did this setting differ from the previous settings described in the narrative?
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