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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. Chapter 3 opens with which of the following?
(a) “A surge of excitement courses through me.”
(b) “The building towered up taller than I had ever seen before.”
(c) “I climb the steep stairs.”
(d) “Deep in the African wilderness, rolling hills open onto a barren maize field.”

2. How does Val refer to Elizabeth?
(a) My friend.
(b) My girl.
(c) My dear.
(d) My child.

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

4. Which of the following is the last of Gogo’s sons?
(a) Henzi.
(b) Oweni.
(c) Sam.
(d) Widzi.

5. Which of the following do the people of the narrator’s village sell in the Township Center?
(a) Pistachios.
(b) Cashews.
(c) Pepitas.
(d) Sunflower seeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator gloss the term “sisis” in the memoir?

2. In which year does the second Chimurenga begin?

3. From which city does the narrator fly to London for the first time?

4. What is the monthly rent for Elizabeth’s hostel?

5. How does the memoir gloss “Mwana Wevhu”?

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