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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Father Huismans' death, what prediction of his comes about?
(a) The lycee falls to the ground.
(b) The river rises and flood the town.
(c) The town becomes a thriving settlement.
(d) The school gets a grant from the government.

2. Why is the Belgian clerk upset?
(a) He cannot find his glasses.
(b) He thinks conditions are too difficult to tolerate.
(c) He thinks Father Huismans is stealing from the lycee.
(d) He is sick and there is no doctor.

3. What venture does Mahesh undertake that worries Salim?
(a) He starts trading with the army.
(b) He makes elixers for illnesses.
(c) He makes a contract with the President.
(d) He opens a taxi service.

4. What does Salim explain to Indar after the lecture?
(a) That Ferdinand is an atheist
(b) That Ferdinand does not understand the concept of a New Africa
(c) That Ferdinand's mother is a magician
(d) That Ferdinand likes to stir up trouble

5. Who sold him the store he is going to run?
(a) Zabeth
(b) Indar
(c) Mahesh
(d) Nazruddin

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zabeth represent to Salim?

2. What does Salim remember as being outside his hometown?

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

4. What does Salim say that he and all the guests at the party were doing?

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

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