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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 Chapter 22: "Independence" refers to a cessation of hostilities?

2. Vanessa told her mother that she and Bobo would do what when they visited her in the hospital in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

3. How old was Bobo when Vanessa went away to boarding school in Chapter 21: "School"?

4. Where was Charlie Chilvers from?

5. What was the name of the baby Vanessa gave birth to in Chapter 40: "Now"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How was Devuli Ranch described in Chapter 27: "Ranch Work"? Why did Dad herd the cattle gently there?

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

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

8. When did Vanessa leave for boarding school in Chapter 21: "School"? Where did Bobo complete her studies at this time?

9. How was the Fuller family’s new home described in Chapter 33: "Touching the Ground"?

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 analyze the figures of Vanessa Fuller and Roly Swift in the narrative. How was Bobo’s relationship with her sister defined? What events happened with Roly Swift to cause strife for the Fuller family? How did Vanessa respond to her parents’ dismissal of the situation? How did Bobo?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Bobo’s birth while the Fuller family was in England, and the family’s decision to return to Africa. What impressions did the Fullers have of the English countryside? How did they compare it to Africa? What nationality was Alexandra Fuller born into?

Essay Topic 3

Define “Coming-Back Babies” and discuss the superstition and ritual surrounding this phenomenon in African tradition. Why would Alexandra Fuller have been considered a “Coming-Back Baby”? Did the Fuller family have strong superstitious beliefs? Why or why not?

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