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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Chapters 1 through 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year does the first Chimurenga begin?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1866.

2. How does the memoir gloss “vapambepfumi”?
(a) Orphan.
(b) White oppressors.
(c) We are free.
(d) Child of African soil.

3. In which part of London are Elizabeth’s first lodgings in that city?
(a) Paddington.
(b) Bayswater.
(c) Kensington.
(d) Notting Hill.

4. How does the narrator gloss the term “sekurus” in the memoir?
(a) Sisters.
(b) Brothers.
(c) Aunts.
(d) Uncles.

5. Chapter 1 opens with which of the following?
(a) “I climb the steep stairs.”
(b) “I climb the steep stairs.”
(c) “A surge of excitement courses through me.”
(d) “Deep in the African wilderness, rolling hills open onto a barren maize field.”

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year does the second Chimurenga begin?

2. How does the memoir gloss “Aaaa, tiripo kana makadiyiwo”?

3. To which of the following is the memoir dedicated?

4. What color dress is the narrator wearing when she arrives in London?

5. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 3?

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