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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What request does Ferdinand make of Salim?
(a) He asks Salim to find him a wife.
(b) He asks Salim to send him to school in America.
(c) He asks Salim to let him work in the store and quit school.
(d) He asks Salim to buy him a car.

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

3. What behavior does Ferdinand go through after coming to the lycee?
(a) He decides to get close to Salim.
(b) He becomes sullen and tries to run away.
(c) He becomes an African militant.
(d) He tries out different personalities.

4. In what way is Salim optimistic about the town?
(a) He sees that the youth are being educated.
(b) He sees that it is in a strategic place for development.
(c) He thinks he will be able to build his business and sell it.
(d) He thinks it will grow back if the peace holds.

5. How are the east coast slaves different from those taken on the west coast of Africa?
(a) The east coast slaves were not African.
(b) The east coast slaves were much smaller people.
(c) The east coast slaves were not sent to America.
(d) The east coast slaves were born into slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Salim buy the store from Nazruddin?

2. Who sold him the store he is going to run?

3. Where does Father Huismans keep his collection of African artifacts?

4. What does Salim think when he is shown the collection of African masks?

5. From where does the name Metty come?

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