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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the tobacco farm Dad was hired to manage in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?
(a) Mgodi.
(b) Lusaka.
(c) Robandi.
(d) Derbyshire.

2. Richard in Chapter 31: "Moving On" was from where?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Namibia.
(c) Chad.
(d) South Africa.

3. How old was Bobo when she was sent to boarding school?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 14.

4. What phrase does the narrator use to describe her mother growing increasingly drunk in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?
(a) “Penguin walking.”
(b) “Riding a three-legged donkey.”
(c) “Falling about.”
(d) “Throwing a wobbly.”

5. The narrator’s father herded the wild cattle gently because stressed cows do what?
(a) Give sour milk.
(b) Stampede.
(c) Lose their calves.
(d) Bite people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bobo declined her mother’s offer of a drink in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987" because she had to pack for a nine-hour drive to where?

2. What word in the book refers to a compact 9mm submachine gun?

3. After how much time did Bishop Abel Tendekay Muzorewa give power back to the British in Chapter 22: "Independence"?

4. What color eyes does Bobo have?

5. How did the narrator’s mother attempt to scare off the wild cattle in "Chimurenga, 1979"?

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