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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Salim reply to Nazruddin?
(a) That his store burned to the ground
(b) That he is selling the store and going to London
(c) That things are unstable in the town and country
(d) That the President has put a freeze on expansion

2. How has Salim's attitude about Indar changed?
(a) He used to envy Indar's style, now he thinks Indar is tasteless.
(b) He used to envy Indar, now he feels protective of him.
(c) He used to like talking with Indar, now he avoids him.
(d) He used to like Indar, now he mistrusts him.

3. Who was Salim expecting when Metty led Indar into the store?
(a) Someone about to make a claim on him in the name of family, community, or religion.
(b) Metty's wife and new baby.
(c) Someone looking for a job or a handout.
(d) Some member of the army come to extort money or supplies.

4. What is the rumor Ferdinand spreads in the town?
(a) That Salim is secretly married to Nazruddin's daughter
(b) That Salim is trading on the black market
(c) That Salim is sending him to study in America
(d) That Salim is secretly a millionaire

5. What ends the budding war?
(a) Bombs dropped in the bush
(b) Mass executions
(c) Jailing all the village army leaders
(d) Pay offs to the villages

Short Answer Questions

1. Why had the town been destroyed during the war?

2. What does Raymond suggest is one of the President's greatest powers?

3. In the light of day, how does Salim see Yvette's and Raymond's house?

4. What happens after the Youth Guard is disbanded?

5. What does the President do at a ruined suburb?

(see the answer key)

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