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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 word from the narrative refers to the British slang for bathroom?

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 36: "Mkushi,” Zambia was currently ruled by whom?

3. At what time did the narrator and her sister awaken to go to town in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

4. What did the narrator’s sister convince her to eat to help her when the narrator was ill in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?

5. What was Mum diagnosed with in Chapter 40: "Now"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the recent events in Mum’s life in Chapter 40: "Now"?

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

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

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

5. What action did Mum take in Chapter 31: "Moving On" that caused concern for the family? How did the action play out?

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

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

10. What caused Bobo to become ill in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"? Who helped her overcome her illness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Describe and discuss the narrative point-of-view of the memoir. In what person is the story related? Is it told in present or past tense? How does this narrative style affect the reader of the memoir?

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