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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two dogs were injured in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?
(a) Marvin and Simpson.
(b) Rocky and Sparky.
(c) Jacko and Shea.
(d) Buddy and Bear.

2. Kenya’s war for independence took place between what years, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"?
(a) 1931-1944.
(b) 1952-1965.
(c) 1939-1952.
(d) 1947-1963.

3. What did the narrator’s father allow the farm workers to do to the robbers in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
(a) Yell at them.
(b) Beat them.
(c) Drown them.
(d) Shoot them.

4. 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) 65.
(c) 100.
(d) 420.

5. 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 hats.
(b) Their Bibles.
(c) Their crosses.
(d) Their coats.

6. According to the narrator in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies,” if the proper rituals are not performed when an African infant dies, what happens?
(a) The spirit keeps repeating the process of being reborn and dying young.
(b) The spirit will haunt its parents.
(c) The spirit will haunt the village.
(d) The spirit will never be reborn.

7. What were the rations issued to the narrator’s family called in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
(a) “Scum sacks.”
(b) “Badger bags.”
(c) “Squirrel food.”
(d) “Rat packs.”

8. What color hair did Bobo have as a child?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

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

10. 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"?
(a) They refused to believe her.
(b) They called the police.
(c) They put Vanessa up for adoption.
(d) They shot the family friend.

11. What color eyes does Bobo have?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Brown.

12. What kind of infesting flies does the narrator describe in Chapter 9: "Burma Valley"?
(a) Putzi flies.
(b) Fruit flies.
(c) Horse flies.
(d) Alkali flies.

13. What is the name of Bobo’s brother who died of meningitis before she was born?
(a) Tim Fuller.
(b) Robert Fuller.
(c) Richard Fuller.
(d) Adrian Fuller.

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

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

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. On the trip taken by the Fullers in Chapter 17: "Vacation,” the narrator and her sister sang while their mother did what?

3. How did Olivia Jane Fuller die?

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

5. How did the narrator’s family try to appear in the hopes that buyers would offer a higher price in Chapter 20: "Selling”?

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