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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was Mum’s police reserves uniform in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

2. Where was Bobo conceived?
(a) Mount Kilimanjaro.
(b) Victoria Falls.
(c) The Pyramids.
(d) Madagascar.

3. What did Bobo’s mother offer the border guard as a bribe in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?
(a) A dog.
(b) Bobo.
(c) Cash.
(d) A gold coin.

4. What did Bobo and her sister discover on the farm in Chapter 18: "Chimurenga, 1979"?
(a) Two diamonds.
(b) A pile of bones.
(c) An ammunition cache.
(d) Abandoned rebel camps.

5. During Kenya’s war for independence, how many black Kenyans were killed, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?
(a) 49,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 13,000.
(d) 77,000.

6. In Chapter 17: "Vacation,” Bobo exclaimed over the fact that the black Africans did not use modern farming methods of what?
(a) Soil conservation.
(b) Soil augmentation.
(c) Rodent eradication.
(d) Insect eradication.

7. What word from Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987" means to designate a school, park, etc. for use by all races or groups?
(a) Propagate.
(b) Integrate.
(c) Associate.
(d) Migrate.

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

9. In what year was Alexandra Fuller born?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1969.

10. At school, a policeman gave a presentation warning the children that bombs may be hidden in what in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974"?
(a) Backpacks.
(b) Briefcases.
(c) Cookie tins.
(d) Soccer balls.

11. With what family friend did the narrator’s parents leave her and her sister in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"?
(a) Ian Douglas.
(b) Kenneth Kaunda.
(c) Tendai Chiweshe.
(d) Roly Swift.

12. Who came to take away the robbers in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) The army.
(b) The slave-owners.
(c) The police.
(d) The Catholic priests.

13. What did the narrator’s mother see that caused her to put down her gun when the missionaries visited in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
(a) Their coats.
(b) Their Bibles.
(c) Their crosses.
(d) Their hats.

14. What did the narrator’s mother do when it was time to kill the rabbits on the farm for food in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
(a) She fed them to the dogs.
(b) She set them free.
(c) She killed them all.
(d) She let the cat into the cage.

15. Mum and Dad told Bobo in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975" that she must not wake her parents by creeping into their room at night for what reason?
(a) They might accidentally shoot her.
(b) She would be yelled at.
(c) She would be beaten.
(d) They might sick the dogs on her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair did Bobo have as a child?

2. What is the name of Alexandra Fuller’s older sister in the narrative?

3. For how many days at a time did the narrator’s father go on patrol to track down terrorists and fighting rebels in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?

4. In what country was Alexandra Fuller born?

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

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