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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 peasant farmers each raised one acre of tobacco at the farm when the Fullers arrived in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?

2. How old were the narrator and her sister in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

3. Vanessa announced a plan for the family to take a picnic where in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

4. Who did the narrator and her sister stay with while their father went to fetch their mother in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan did Vanessa develop to help the family in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

2. How does the narrator describe the new black and mixed race students at her school in Chapter 22: "Independence"?

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

4. What political changes took place after the revolution in Chapter 22: "Independence"? What interim government was formed?

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

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

7. How did life for the Fuller family change after power was returned to the British in Chapter 22: "Independence"?

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

9. How did Mum’s behavior change after she returned from the hospital in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

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

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

Discuss the death of Adrian Fuller and the Fullers’ decision to leave Africa in Chapter 5: "Adrian, Rhodesia, 1968.” Where did the Fullers decide to move? Why? What political events were taking place in Rhodesia at this time?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Second Chimurenga and events surrounding the struggle in 1979. When did the war for independence end? How many black Africans were moved to protected villages? Why?

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