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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 did Bobo’s mother offer the border guard as a bribe in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?
2. The narrator states in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974" that the black Africans had been fighting a revolution against whites for how many years?
3. After the schools in Zambia were desegregated in Chapter 2: “Getting There & Zambia 1987,” Bobo was teased about her skin color, which was compared to what?
4. What caused Bobo to experience burning pain in her private areas?
5. Where did the narrator’s family go the day after the sale in Chapter 20: "Selling”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What occurred after Bobo’s mother shot at a cobra in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?
2. What did Mum do with the rabbits in Chapter 7: "England 1969"? When did the family decide to return to Africa?
3. Why was Bobo warned about creeping through the house at night in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?
4. How is the setting of the family farm described in Chapter 9: "Burma Valley"?
5. What did Bobo do when she experienced a stinging pain in her genital area in Chapter 8: "Karoi"? What was the cause?
6. How was Violet victimized in Chapter 19: "Violet"? Who was discovered to be the perpetrator?
7. How did Vanessa react when confronted with the actions of Roly Swift in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"? How did Bobo’s parents respond?
8. 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?
9. What were the narrator’s impressions of the police station described in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
10. How did the narrator’s mother profit from the wild cattle in Chapter 18: "Chimurenga, 1979"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the figures of Vanessa Fuller and Roly Swift in the narrative. How was Bobo’s relationship with her sister defined? What events happened with Roly Swift to cause strife for the Fuller family? How did Vanessa respond to her parents’ dismissal of the situation? How did Bobo?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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