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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Mum chide the narrator’s father when they visited her at the hospital in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?
(a) The cattle had not been sold.
(b) They lacked money for the hospital bill.
(c) The girls’ hair and fingernails were dirty.
(d) The dogs had not been fed in days.

2. Where in England did the Fullers buy a farm?
(a) Cardiff.
(b) Salisbury.
(c) Derbyshire.
(d) Exeter.

3. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s older sister in the narrative?
(a) Jayne Fuller.
(b) Olivia Fuller.
(c) Vanessa Fuller.
(d) Nicola Fuller.

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

5. Who held the Fuller family at gunpoint for several hours in Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi”?
(a) The coast guard.
(b) The police.
(c) A band of rebels.
(d) The army.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator’s parents respond when Vanessa told them that a family friend tried to molest her and her sister in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?

2. At school, a policeman gave a presentation warning the children that bombs may be hidden in what in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974"?

3. Kenya’s war for independence took place between what years, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?

4. Vanessa told her mother that she and Bobo would do what when they visited her in the hospital in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

5. What animal did the narrator’s mother shoot in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?

(see the answer key)

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