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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Zabeth have a strange odor about her person?
(a) She runs a slaughterhouse in the village.
(b) She uses it to keep people away for her protection.
(c) It is a trait of her village tribe.
(d) She has been without soap until Salim reopens the shop.

2. Who is Salim's childhood friend who is going to England to study?
(a) Mahesh
(b) Metty
(c) Indar
(d) Ferdinand

3. What is Salim's ethnic background?
(a) He is Arab with African blood from his grandmother.
(b) His family came from the Arabian penninsula.
(c) Salim is half Arab and half European.
(d) His family from northwest India is considered Arab.

4. What contraband does one boy leave at Salim's shop?
(a) Some carved ivory
(b) Money gotten on a black market exchange
(c) A book that belongs to the lycee
(d) Gold nuggets

5. On his trip to the central part of Africa, who stops Salim often for money or supplies?
(a) Men with guns
(b) Tribal leaders
(c) Beggars
(d) People wanting to escape

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Salim think about who had been driven on foot along the same road he travels?

2. How does Salim envision the young African boys?

3. What does Zabeth want Salim to do?

4. What does Salim learn from listening to the BBC?

5. How had Nazruddin come into possession of the store?

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