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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. Where did Mum and Dad have a fish farm in Chapter 40: "Now"?

2. Where did the narrator go with Charlie on their honeymoon in Chapter 39: "Charlie"?

3. What word from the narrative refers to the British slang for bathroom?

4. After Vanessa went away to boarding school in Chapter 21: "School,” Bobo received packets from the correspondence school located where?

5. What name did Bobo and her sister choose for the baby born in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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?

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