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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of the Fullers’ black cook in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
2. What did the narrator’s father sell to local farmers in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
3. In what nearby river were black witches traditionally drowned in Karoi?
4. What color was Mum’s police reserves uniform in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
5. In what year did the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army attack in the war of liberation known by whites as “The Troubles,” according to the narrator in Chapter 4: "Chimurenga: The Beginning"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the narrator’s mother profit from the wild cattle in Chapter 18: "Chimurenga, 1979"?
2. How is Bobo’s sister described in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"? What event is related in this chapter?
3. How does the narrator describe the school systems in Zambia before she turned eleven in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?
4. What occurred after Bobo’s mother shot at a cobra in Chapter 12: "Dog Rescue"?
5. How did Fuller family life change after Bobo’s parents joined the police reserves in Chapter 11: "War 1976"?
6. Where did the family travel in Chapter 17: "Vacation"? Who did they pick up on their journey?
7. How does the narrator describe the lives of the Fullers after Olivia’s death in Chapter 16: "Afterward"?
8. What local superstition does the narrator describe in Chapter 8: "Karoi"?
9. What African tradition does the narrator describe in the opening of Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies"?
10. Where was Bobo born? How is her heritage explained in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the two missionaries who visited the Fullers and the impressions they made on the family. How did Bobo’s mother respond to the missionaries’ offer of prayer? Does the narrator imply that her prayers were truly answered with the birth of Olivia? How are her feelings about organized religion revealed in the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the precautions taken by the Fuller family in protecting Robandi from rebels in Chapter 10: "Chimunenga 1974.” How did this experience affect Bobo? What did the young narrator understand of the political strife around her at the time? How did her understanding evolve?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss Mum’s work running the farm while Dad was fighting in the war. What actions did Mum take to try to get rid of the wild cattle? Was she successful? Why or why not?
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