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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. During Kenya’s war for independence, how many white settlers were killed, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?
2. When did the medics depart in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
3. Where did the narrator’s family go the day after the sale in Chapter 20: "Selling”?
4. In Chapter 17: "Vacation,” Bobo exclaimed over the fact that the black Africans did not use modern farming methods of what?
5. Where in England did the Fullers buy a farm?
Short Essay Questions
1. How many black Kenyans and white settlers were killed in the war for independence, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"? How did Bobo’s mother feel about this power struggle?
2. How is Olivia’s death described in Chapter 15: "Olivia January 1978"?
3. Where in England did the Fuller family settle in Chapter 7: "England 1969"? What did they do there?
4. How does the narrator contrast Mum’s feelings about black Africans with her relationships with animals in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?
5. What did Bobo do when she experienced a stinging pain in her genital area in Chapter 8: "Karoi"? What was the cause?
6. What did Mum offer the border guard as a bribe in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?
7. What did Mum do with the rabbits in Chapter 7: "England 1969"? When did the family decide to return to Africa?
8. How did the narrator’s mother profit from the wild cattle in Chapter 18: "Chimurenga, 1979"?
9. How are the final days of the war for independence described by the narrator in Chapter 18: "Chimurenga, 1979"? What did Bobo and her sister discover on the farm?
10. How is Bobo’s sister described in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"? What event is related in this chapter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Mum’s work running the farm while Dad was fighting in the war. What actions did Mum take to try to get rid of the wild cattle? Was she successful? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss African beliefs in witchcraft and superstition and their methods of dealing with “black witches.” How were witches identified? How were they punished? Why were white women treated differently in this regard?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Bobo’s relationship with her parents and their views regarding race as established in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999” and Chapter 4: "Chimurenga: The Beginning.” How did Bobo’s mother feel about the Kenyan war for independence? Why? What were Bobo’s father’s views on race and politics?
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