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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. Fearful of the growth of the town, what happens among the villagers?
(a) The villagers see an opportunity for business.
(b) They begin to fear it and talk of destroying it rises again.
(c) The villagers dislike the increased population but do not return to the villages.
(d) They are pushed further and further into the outskirts.

2. What was wrong with Mahesh's engraving machine that makes signs?
(a) The machine was too complicated for him to operate.
(b) No one needed signs.
(c) He could not get the raw materials to make the signs.
(d) It was impossible to assemble.

3. 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) People wanting to escape
(d) Beggars

4. Is Salim comfortable with the teaching of the Domain?
(a) He thinks the teaching there is too conservative.
(b) He wonders where they stand on the arabs in Africa.
(c) He wishes the Domain would offer jobs instead of lectures.
(d) He wonders if they are fooling themselves by ignoring the difference between Old and New Africa.

5. Where has Salim come from as the story opens?
(a) South Africa
(b) The Sudan
(c) India
(d) The east coast of Africa

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Belgian clerk upset?

2. How long had two slave families been with Salim's family?

3. What does Ferdinand think about Huismans' museum?

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

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

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