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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the steamer, what does Salim notice about Ferdinand?
(a) That he is too shy to ask questions.
(b) That he has grown dangerously thin.
(c) That he cannot do things for himself.
(d) That he is comfortable wherever he is.

2. Why did the slaves on the east coast not desire freedom?
(a) They had never known anything else.
(b) They had no place to go.
(c) They became part of the family that owned them.
(d) They were paid wages for their work.

3. What is Indar's complaint about getting a ticket on the steamer?
(a) There were rules, locked doors, and an endless checking of papers.
(b) His travel agent wanted a bribe to get his ticket.
(c) He is overcharged because he is not African.
(d) The ticket is only on standby.

4. What do the townspeople speculate about the new complex?
(a) That it will be the President's winter palace.
(b) That it will be a large hospital.
(c) That it will be a munitions factory.
(d) That it will be a model farm and agriculture school.

5. Why is there no history of the Arabs in the country on the east coast of Africa?
(a) The people were illiterate.
(b) The Arabs thought histories are unimportant.
(c) All their records were destroyed in the revolution.
(d) They never wrote anything down.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Salim's attitude about Indar changed?

2. What is Raymond's connection to the President?

3. Where is Father Huismans when Salim calls on him?

4. What does Salim see as the contradiction in Father Huismans?

5. Who is Salim's childhood friend who is going to England to study?

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