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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Chapters 1 through 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the second of Gogo’s sons?
(a) Sam.
(b) Oweni.
(c) Widzi.
(d) Henzi.

2. How does the memoir gloss “vapambepfumi”?
(a) We are free.
(b) Child of African soil.
(c) White oppressors.
(d) Orphan.

3. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 1?
(a) Senegal.
(b) Congo.
(c) ZImbabwe.
(d) Sudan.

4. Which of the following do the people of the narrator’s village sell in the Township Center?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Maize.
(c) Rice.
(d) Barley.

5. From which city does the narrator fly to London for the first time?
(a) Chimoio.
(b) Bulawayo.
(c) Harare.
(d) Gweru.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the memoir, the phrase “Une muvra?” carries which of the following meanings?

2. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 3?

3. How does the narrator gloss the term “gogo” in the memoir?

4. How does the narrator gloss the term “sisis” in the memoir?

5. In the memoir, the phrase “Ko, chikafu?” carries which of the following meanings?

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