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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Raymond say he is working on just before he returns to his study?
(a) A biography of the President
(b) A translation of the Bible
(c) The first historical narrative of Africa
(d) A new constitution for the country

2. Where does Father Huismans keep his collection of African artifacts?
(a) In his private quarters
(b) In the old gun room of the lycee
(c) In an extra dormitory room of the lycee
(d) In the chapel of the lycee

3. What does Indar say he actually learned at the University.
(a) That he learned enough to get a good job
(b) That he learned how to live successfully in the world
(c) That he learned nothing
(d) That his education was profitable for him

4. Why is Shoba fearful?
(a) Her brothers had vowed to throw acid in her face and kill Mahesh.
(b) She cannot sleep at night for fear of burglars.
(c) Mahesh has been spending a lot of time with a woman.
(d) Mahesh may be conscripted into the army.

5. What African artifacts interest Father Huismans the most?
(a) Those made of ivory
(b) Those that are more modern
(c) Those made for African religious purposes
(d) Those that have no religious significance

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Salim expecting when Metty led Indar into the store?

2. How does Salim see Mahesh as half a man?

3. What has become of Raymond and Yvette?

4. What does Salim explain to Indar after the lecture?

5. What does Father Huismans think about the future of Africa?

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