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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. How many acres of grounds did the boarding school have that Bobo began attending?

2. After how many days did Bobo and her sister learn that their parents had gone on a vacation without them in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

3. What did Bobo throw in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?

4. What did the narrator contract from drinking river water in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?

5. Mum is described in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown" as being as scary as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the history of land acclimation in Rhodesia in Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi"?

2. Who became Prime Minister of Zimbabwe in Chapter 22: "Independence"? What happened at Bobo’s school after this election?

3. Where was the Fullers’ farm located in Chapter 36: "Mkushi"? How were the people described?

4. Where did Bobo and her sister go in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"? What did they forget to bring?

5. What wild animal did Mum rescue in Chapter 37: "Balm in the Wounds"? How did she feed it?

6. What happened when Bobo’s father went to retrieve their mother from the hospital in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

7. Why did Bobo’s mother chide her father in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

8. What job position did Bobo’s father accept in Chapter 32: "Malawi"? Who was his employer?

9. How does the narrator compare the Fuller family prior to and after the death of Richard in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?

10. How was the Fuller family home described in Chapter 37: "Balm in the Wounds"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the two missionaries who visited the Fullers and the impressions they made on the family. How did Bobo’s mother respond to the missionaries’ offer of prayer? Does the narrator imply that her prayers were truly answered with the birth of Olivia? How are her feelings about organized religion revealed in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the settings, history, and culture of Dete and Karoi, Rhodesia. How does Alexandra Fuller describe the geography and climate of these locales? When did the Fuller family live in Dete? When did they move to Karoi?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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