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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many peasant farmers each raised one acre of tobacco at the farm when the Fullers arrived in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 600.
(d) 250.

2. Where is Malawi in relation to Zimbabwe?
(a) Malawi is north of Zimbabwe.
(b) Malawi is west of Zimbabwe.
(c) Malawi is south of Zimbabwe.
(d) Malawi is east of Zimbabwe.

3. Where did the narrator go with Charlie on their honeymoon in Chapter 39: "Charlie"?
(a) Victoria Falls.
(b) Cape Maclear.
(c) The South Luangwa National Park.
(d) The Angwa River.

4. Where did the narrator’s family begin spending weekends in Chapter 34: "The Goat Shed"?
(a) Cape Maclear.
(b) Victoria Falls.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Chirundu.

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 36: "Mkushi,” Zambia was currently ruled by whom?
(a) President Ian Douglas Smith.
(b) Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda.
(c) Robert Gabriel Mugabe.
(d) President Kenneth Kaunda.

6. Who did Mum tell not to smoke marijuana in the house in Chapter 37: "Balm in the Wounds"?
(a) July.
(b) Percy.
(c) Thompson.
(d) Adamson.

7. The narrator’s father told Charlie that there was a good Anglican Bishop where in Chapter 39: "Charlie"?
(a) The Silverstrike Region.
(b) The Quartz Valley Region.
(c) The Copperbelt region.
(d) The Gold Vein Region.

8. What word from the narrative refers to the British slang for bathroom?
(a) Parp.
(b) Wazoo.
(c) Backy.
(d) Loo.

9. At dinner the day after the Prime Minister elections in 1980, how many of the 200 boarders were left at Bobo’s school?
(a) 48.
(b) 20.
(c) 35.
(d) 10.

10. What did the family sip under the stars in the end of Chapter 31: "Moving On"?
(a) Sangria.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Margaritas.
(d) Irish coffee.

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

12. What age did Bobo turn in Chapter 38: "The Last Christmas"?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 25.
(d) 22.

13. How many acres in Rhodesia were set aside as Tribal Trust Funds at the beginning of the war, according to the narrator in Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi”?
(a) 37.5 million.
(b) 21.5 million.
(c) 8 million.
(d) 12 million.

14. Where was Charlie Chilvers from?
(a) Canada.
(b) Sweden.
(c) India.
(d) Australia.

15. What did the narrator’s sister convince her to eat to help her when the narrator was ill in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?
(a) Mulberries.
(b) Blueberries.
(c) An orange.
(d) An apple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vanessa announced a plan for the family to take a picnic where in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

2. Everyone spent the evening dancing until what occurred in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

3. In Chapter 23: "Losing Robandi,” the narrator states that white settlers had been tricking black Africans out of land since what year?

4. What was the name of the tobacco farm Dad was hired to manage in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?

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

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