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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Salim fear is behind the letter from Nazruddin?
(a) That Nazruddin wants to borrow money
(b) That Nazruddin is coming to live with him
(c) That Nazruddin wants his store back
(d) That Nazruddin wants him to marry his daughter

2. What news does Salim get from Uganda?
(a) Nazruddin writes that his business is flourishing.
(b) The BBC reports wide spread unrest.
(c) Uganda wins a United Nations recognition of excellence.
(d) Nazruddin sends Salim a letter telling him that things are not going well.

3. What has become of Kareisha, Nazruddin's daughter whom Salim feared he might have to marry?
(a) Kareisha has gone to India and will marry a doctor.
(b) Kareisha has left the family and moved to America.
(c) Kareisha is married to a British man and has four children.
(d) Kareisha, Nazruddin's daughter, has become a pharmacist.

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

5. What happens when Salim introduces Indar to Shoba and Mahesh?
(a) They become instant best friends.
(b) They speak French.
(c) They go into business with each other.
(d) They do not get along.

6. How does Salim see Raymond and Yvette after reading Raymond's articles?
(a) He sees them as incurably romantic.
(b) He sees them as nomads always on the move.
(c) He sees them as trapped like he is.
(d) He sees them as having all the advantages.

7. What does Salim notice when he gets out of the country?
(a) In Canada ,the people are friendly and outgoing.
(b) In New York, the people know nothing about Africa.
(c) In London, the streets are crowded and filled with stalls, booths, kiosks, and grocery stores all run by foreigners like himself.
(d) In the Capital, everyone is as afraid as they are in the town.

8. Where is Nazruddin thinking of moving his family?
(a) Spain
(b) The USA
(c) Brazil
(d) Canada

9. Why is Salim released from detention to fly back to his home?
(a) His papers are all in order.
(b) Ferdinand comes to his rescue.
(c) The official keeping Salim has held up the flight and gets reprimanded.
(d) He will be interrogated when he gets back to the town.

10. What does Indar say about Africans abroad?
(a) They are too shy to mix with the Europeans.
(b) They never think about Africa again.
(c) They see everything but make no effort to change anything.
(d) They are like sheep without a shepherd.

11. Back in Africa, why does Salim feel sympathy for the President?
(a) After seeing Europe, he knows what the President is up against.
(b) After seeing Europe, he understands that the President is stupid.
(c) After seeing Europe, he wonders how the President can stand Africa.
(d) After seeing Europe, he thinks the President is right about Africa.

12. After lunch, what does Salim imagine about Yvette's house?
(a) That the house reflects the closeness of Yvette and Raymond.
(b) They have so many possessions the house is not large enough.
(c) That he could never compete with all Yvette has with Raymond.
(d) It is sad and she must consider it as a prison.

13. Why does Raymond think it is good that the President's book is so quickly forgotten?
(a) Because the President will write a better book.
(b) Because the book was too good for the African publis.
(c) Because Raymond is using much of it in his book.
(d) Because the President may now realize he's being badly advised.

14. What surprising action does the President take for the town?
(a) He waives taxes for the town.
(b) He is disbanding the Youth Guard in Salim's area.
(c) He declares martial law in the town.
(d) He plans to completely renovate the town.

15. What is so surprising about Shoba going to her country when her father dies?
(a) She claims to fear her brothers.
(b) She had enough money for the ticket.
(c) She said earlier that her father died years ago.
(d) She refuses to allow Mahesh to go with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Nazruddin in Canada?

2. What does Indar say he actually learned at the University.

3. What does Indar say his goal is now?

4. What happens after the Youth Guard is disbanded?

5. Why do Yvette and Raymond cease being invited to the President's functions?

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