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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. Kenya’s war for independence took place between what years, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?

2. Mum and Dad told Bobo in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975" that she must not wake her parents by creeping into their room at night for what reason?

3. How old was Bobo in the beginning of Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?

4. What did the narrator’s mother see that caused her to put down her gun when the missionaries visited in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

5. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s older sister in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the setting of the family farm described in Chapter 9: "Burma Valley"?

2. What did Mum offer the border guard as a bribe in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

3. Where in England did the Fuller family settle in Chapter 7: "England 1969"? What did they do there?

4. How does the narrator describe the visiting missionaries in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"? How did Mum greet them?

5. How does the narrator describe the Tribal Trust Lands in Chapter 17: "Vacation"?

6. How does the narrator describe the lives of the Fullers after Olivia’s death in Chapter 16: "Afterward"?

7. What did Bobo pray for in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"? Did her prayer come true?

8. How did Vanessa react when confronted with the actions of Roly Swift in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"? How did Bobo’s parents respond?

9. What local superstition does the narrator describe in Chapter 8: "Karoi"?

10. How did Bobo’s experiences in school change after integration took place in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the boarding school that Bobo began attending at age eight. How vast were the grounds of the school? How many teachers were there? What subjects were taught? In what areas was Bobo the most interested?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Bobo’s birth while the Fuller family was in England, and the family’s decision to return to Africa. What impressions did the Fullers have of the English countryside? How did they compare it to Africa? What nationality was Alexandra Fuller born into?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Bobo’s relationships with her classmates at school. Did Bobo have any close friends at school? How did Bobo feel about her skin color after integration took place in the school systems? Why?

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