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

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

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

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

5. Moving deeper into Africa, what crosses Salim's mind?
(a) He wonders if he had made a mistake.
(b) He questions whether he knows how to run a store.
(c) He debates turning around and going back to the coast.
(d) He fears he did not bring enough supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Salim's first customer?

2. The palace once built by a businessman in town is now serving what purpose?

3. What is Ferdinand's dilemma?

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

5. On his trip to the central part of Africa, who stops Salim often for money or supplies?

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