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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of Malawi is covered by a large lake?
(a) 20%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 40%.

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

3. What was Mum diagnosed with in Chapter 40: "Now"?
(a) Hemophilia.
(b) Pancreatic cancer.
(c) Manic depression.
(d) Lymphoma.

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

5. Where did Bobo’s parents go on a short vacation after Mum left the hospital in Chapter 29: "Richard"?
(a) Chirundu.
(b) Lusaka.
(c) Inyanga.
(d) Robandi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Fuller family eat at every meal after the narrator’s father accepted a job appointment in Chapter 24: "Devuli"?

2. What name did Bobo and her sister choose for the baby born in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

3. What did the Fullers fish for and catch during their outing in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

4. At dinner the day after the Prime Minister elections in 1980, how many of the 200 boarders were left at Bobo’s school?

5. Why did Mum chide the narrator’s father when they visited her at the hospital in Chapter 28: "Charlie Chilvers"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Fuller family home described in Chapter 37: "Balm in the Wounds"?

2. What plan did Vanessa develop to help the family in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

3. What caused Bobo to become ill in Chapter 26: "Loo Paper and Coke"? Who helped her overcome her illness?

4. How does the narrator compare the Fuller family prior to and after the death of Richard in Chapter 30: "Nervous Breakdown"?

5. How did Mum’s behavior change after she returned from the hospital in Chapter 29: "Richard"?

6. How is Mum’s behavior described in Chapter 31: "Moving On"?

7. When did Vanessa leave for boarding school in Chapter 21: "School"? Where did Bobo complete her studies at this time?

8. How does the narrator describe the new black and mixed race students at her school in Chapter 22: "Independence"?

9. What wild animal did Mum rescue in Chapter 37: "Balm in the Wounds"? How did she feed it?

10. What “close call” happened with at a checkpoint in Chapter 36: "Mkushi"?

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