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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Salim see Mahesh as half a man?
(a) Because Mahesh is only five feet tall.
(b) Because Mahesh cannot make decisions for himself.
(c) Because Mahesh never sees anything through to the end.
(d) Because Mahesh only sees himself through Shoba's eyes.

2. What news does Salim get from Uganda?
(a) Nazruddin writes that his business is flourishing.
(b) Uganda wins a United Nations recognition of excellence.
(c) The BBC reports wide spread unrest.
(d) Nazruddin sends Salim a letter telling him that things are not going well.

3. How have Salim's ideas shifted since his affair with Yvette?
(a) He plots how to take Yvette away from Raymond.
(b) Now he thinks Africa is perfect.
(c) He looks at everything as to how it affects him and Yvette.
(d) He forgets all about his business.

4. What does Indar say about Africans abroad?
(a) They are like sheep without a shepherd.
(b) They are too shy to mix with the Europeans.
(c) They see everything but make no effort to change anything.
(d) They never think about Africa again.

5. What is the social occasion between Salim, Shoba, and Mahesh?
(a) A party
(b) A concert
(c) A dinner
(d) A church service

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Indar tell Salim about his arrival in London?

2. What signals the end of the town's boom?

3. What did one of Indar's lecturers suggest for him?

4. What comes down the river in a dugout?

5. How does Ferdinand react to the army coming to town?

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