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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Bobo to experience burning pain in her private areas?
(a) A snake bite.
(b) A spider bite.
(c) A tick bite.
(d) A bee sting.

2. What was the name of the Fullers’ black maid in Rhodesia in Chapter 8: "Karoi"?
(a) Violet.
(b) Isabelle.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Natasya.

3. During Kenya’s war for independence, how many white settlers were killed, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?
(a) 240.
(b) 420.
(c) 100.
(d) 65.

4. What students attended the B schools?
(a) American students.
(b) Mixed-race and Indian students.
(c) Black students.
(d) White students.

5. Which students attended the A schools?
(a) White students.
(b) Mixed-race and Indian students.
(c) Black students.
(d) American students.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country was Alexandra Fuller born?

2. What phrase does the narrator use to describe her mother growing increasingly drunk in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?

3. 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?

4. Bobo’s nickname was short for what?

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

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