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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the hostess Salim meets at the party?
(a) Zabeth's sister
(b) Yvette
(c) Claudette
(d) Shoba

2. What begins happening to the town as the area becomes more peaceful?
(a) The townspeople begin cleaning up the town.
(b) There is a flood and the town is all but wiped out.
(c) Villagers no longer visit the town.
(d) Villagers return and many of them stay.

3. What upsets Indar when he sees the fake Hindu decorations at the Indian High Commission?
(a) They are too expensive to put outside a building.
(b) They look in poor repair.
(c) They let their culture become foreign kitsch.
(d) They do not include any Muslim artifacts.

4. What is Ferdinand's dilemma?
(a) He wants more security than with his parents but the town is insecure too.
(b) He wants to live in the village but he also wants to study.
(c) He wants to progress but he does not like to study.
(d) He hates Salim but his mother won't let him change guardians.

5. What emotion goes through Salim now when he sees or thinks about Ferdinand?
(a) He fears Ferdinand as a force for graft and corruption.
(b) He is surprised that Ferdinand has not dropped out.
(c) He is envious of Ferdinand's possibility of getting into positions of power and control.
(d) He is proud that everyone knows he is Ferdinand's guardian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What confidence does Indar impart to Salim?

2. What does Ferdinand promise to do but does not do?

3. Who is Salim's first customer?

4. How has Salim's attitude about Indar changed?

5. What does Indar tell Salim about his arrival in London?

(see the answer key)

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