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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. Bobo asked Charlie for a job as what in Chapter 39: "Charlie"?

2. What did the family sip under the stars in the end of Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

3. Where is Malawi in relation to Zimbabwe?

4. What did the doctor prescribe for the narrator’s mother during her difficult pregnancy in Chapter 25: "Mutare General"?

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 36: "Mkushi,” Zambia had been independent since October of what year?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Bobo begin attending boarding school in Chapter 21: "School"? How was the school described?

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

3. What position did Bobo’s father accept in Chapter 24: "Devuli"? How is the setting of this chapter described?

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

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

6. What “close call” happened with at a checkpoint in Chapter 36: "Mkushi"?

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

8. How is Mum’s behavior described in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 the precautions taken by the Fuller family in protecting Robandi from rebels in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974.” How did this experience affect Bobo? What did the young narrator understand of the political strife around her at the time? How did her understanding evolve?

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