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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What happens to the Moskeetoze at the end of the novel? (from Part 5: The Dam)

They join up with the biological mosquitos and become indistinguishable from the biological swarm.

They take over Zambia and destroy all human life after the fall of the Kariba Dam.

They are revealed to have been nothing but a metaphor for colonialism in Zambia.

They are destroyed by the fall of the Kariba Dam and resulting loss of power in Zambia.

2.

Who is Nyami Nyami? (from Part 5: The Dam)

A nickname for Mai.

The supernatural creature who embodies the Zambezi River.

A dead Tonga elder who is resurrected after the fall of the Kariba Dam.

The Tonga god whom the Tonga people warned about during the initial construction of the Kariba Dam.

3.

What do Thandi and Lee have in common? (from Part 3: The Mothers)

They both work for an airline.

They are both interested in casual sex only.

They are both “coloured” and therefore beautiful.

They both enjoy spending time in hostels around Zambia.

4.

What is The Change? (from Part 4: The Children)

The shift from handheld mobile devices to implanted devices.

Dramatic and catastrophic climate change.

The fall of the Kariba Dam.

The shift in international governance structures from nation-states to a few allied international governing bodies, such as the Sino-American Consortium (SAC).

5.

What major government force becomes the primary source of colonial domination in Zambia in this section? (from Part 4: The Children)

The Sino-American Consortium (SAC).

The Pan-African allied government.

The Chinese government.

The Russian government.

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