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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. At school, a policeman gave a presentation warning the children that bombs may be hidden in what in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974"?

2. Bobo’s nickname was short for what?

3. What phrase does the narrator use to describe her mother growing increasingly drunk in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

4. What did Bobo pray for with the missionaries in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

5. Who came to take away the robbers in Chapter 19: "Violet"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Bobo’s sister described in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"? What event is related in this chapter?

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

3. What did Bobo do when she experienced a stinging pain in her genital area in Chapter 8: "Karoi"? What was the cause?

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

5. Why did Bobo decline the drink offered to her by her mother in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

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

7. How did Fuller family life change after Bobo’s parents joined the police reserves in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?

8. How does the narrator contrast Mum’s feelings about black Africans with her relationships with animals in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?

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

10. What did the Fuller family discover missing upon their return home in Chapter 19: "Violet"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the Tribal Trust Lands and their impressions on Bobo in Chapter 17: "Vacation.” What did Bobo remark about the use of the farmland on the Tribal Trust Lands? Was this a naïve thought? Why or why not?

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