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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dictator was Dad’s new employer in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?
(a) Robert Gabriel Mugabe.
(b) President Ian Douglas Smith.
(c) Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda.
(d) President Kenneth Kaunda.

2. What did Bobo vow to herself as the family drove home in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"?
(a) To return to England soon.
(b) To visit America.
(c) To never leave Africa.
(d) To travel to Spain.

3. For how long did the narrator’s father accept a job appointment in Chapter 24: "Devuli"?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 2 years.

4. What was the name of the tobacco farm Dad was hired to manage in Chapter 32: "Malawi"?
(a) Lusaka.
(b) Robandi.
(c) Mgodi.
(d) Derbyshire.

5. The desk where Bobo did her correspondence lessons was next to what in Chapter 21: "School"?
(a) Her mother’s desk.
(b) Her sister’s desk.
(c) Her father’s desk.
(d) Her brother’s desk.

6. Mum is described in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown" as being as scary as what?
(a) A lion.
(b) A gremlin.
(c) A crocodile.
(d) A ghost.

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

8. Vanessa was expecting her what child in Chapter 40: "Now"?
(a) Second.
(b) First.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Third.

9. What did Vanessa do when Bobo asked about the baby in Chapter 29: "Richard"?
(a) She squeezed her hand.
(b) She slapped Bobo.
(c) She ran around the house screaming.
(d) She burst into tears.

10. Serioes Farm was three to six hours from what impoverished town, according to the narrator in Chapter 36: "Mkushi”?
(a) Mgodi.
(b) Chirundu.
(c) Robandi.
(d) Lusaka.

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

12. At what time did the narrator and her sister awaken to go to town in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?
(a) 3:15 a.m.
(b) 5:30 a.m.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 6:45 a.m.

13. What did Mum believe the ranch managers were attempting to do in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?
(a) Send her secret messages.
(b) Poison her.
(c) Kill her husband.
(d) Rape her.

14. How old was Bobo when Vanessa went away to boarding school in Chapter 21: "School"?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator and her sister transform into a nursery in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

2. What did Bobo throw in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?

3. What did the doctor prescribe for the narrator’s mother during her difficult pregnancy in Chapter 25: "Mutare General"?

4. What did the family sip under the stars in the end of Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

5. Who did the narrator and her sister stay with while their father went to fetch their mother in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

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