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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. In what month did the missionaries come to visit the Fuller home in Chapter 14: "Missionaries 1975"?
2. Where did the narrator, her mother, and her sister depart by train for Rhodesia in Chapter 7: "England 1969"?
3. In what nearby river were black witches traditionally drowned in Karoi?
4. What color eyes does Bobo have?
5. On what date was Olivia Jane Fuller born?
Short Essay Questions
1. How many black Kenyans and white settlers were killed in the war for independence, according to the narrator in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999"? How did Bobo’s mother feel about this power struggle?
2. How is Bobo’s sister described in Chapter 13: "Vanessa"? What event is related in this chapter?
3. What did the Fuller family discover missing upon their return home in Chapter 19: "Violet"?
4. Where in England did the Fuller family settle in Chapter 7: "England 1969"? What did they do there?
5. How is the setting of the family farm described in Chapter 9: "Burma Valley"?
6. How does the narrator contrast Mum’s feelings about black Africans with her relationships with animals in Chapter 1: "Rhodesia, 1975"?
7. How is Bobo’s appearance contrasted with those of her siblings in Chapter 6: "Coming-Back Babies"?
8. Why did Bobo decline the drink offered to her by her mother in Chapter 2: "Getting There & Zambia 1987"?
9. How does the narrator describe the lives of the Fullers after Olivia’s death in Chapter 16: "Afterward"?
10. How is Olivia’s death described in Chapter 15: "Olivia January 1978"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Bobo’s relationship with her parents and their views regarding race as established in Chapter 3: "Chimurenga I: Zambia, 1999” and Chapter 4: "Chimurenga: The Beginning.” How did Bobo’s mother feel about the Kenyan war for independence? Why? What were Bobo’s father’s views on race and politics?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Bobo’s birth while the Fuller family was in England, and the family’s decision to return to Africa. What impressions did the Fullers have of the English countryside? How did they compare it to Africa? What nationality was Alexandra Fuller born into?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the boarding school that Bobo began attending at age eight. How vast were the grounds of the school? How many teachers were there? What subjects were taught? In what areas was Bobo the most interested?
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