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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 22: "Independence" refers to a cessation of hostilities?
(a) Cease-fire.
(b) Collaboration.
(c) Solstice.
(d) Visage.

2. The Fullers’ farm in Rhodesia bordered what country?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Angola.
(c) Tanzania.
(d) Mozambique.

3. How old was Bobo when the school systems changed from A, B, and C schools?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 7.

4. In Mum's view, an African country controlled by whites was considered what?
(a) A diamond in the rough.
(b) An oasis of sanity.
(c) A region of progress.
(d) An example for the continent.

5. How old was Bobo in the beginning of Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rescued dogs does the narrator describe her mother having surrounded herself with in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?

2. Mum often took Bobo with her to the police station which was located in what part of town in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?

3. In Chapter 20: "Selling,” the narrator’s father woke up the family in the middle of the night to dress in their best clothes and go to sell what in town?

4. In what nearby river were black witches traditionally drowned in Karoi?

5. In what month did the missionaries come to visit the Fuller home in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?

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