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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Nazruddin in Canada?
(a) Nazruddin was deported as a terrorist.
(b) Nazruddin could not buy a business.
(c) Nazruddin's health could not stand the weather.
(d) Nazruddin was swindled in an oil well scheme.

2. What surprises Metty when Salim comes looking for him?
(a) Salim has many gifts for him.
(b) Metty thought Salim was too grand after flying to Europe.
(c) He did not expect Salim to return.
(d) Metty thought Salim was in prison.

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

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

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

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

7. What does Yvette tell Salim about Indar?
(a) That he bored her to tears
(b) He had become an encumbrance that became a habit.
(c) That he plans on going to America
(d) That he needs someone to think for him

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

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

10. What happens when Salim goes to Yvette's house for lunch?
(a) There were no other guests invited.
(b) Yvette's cook has quit and Yvette doesn't know how to cook.
(c) Raymond meets him at the door and turns him away.
(d) The lunch was cancelled and she forgot to tell him.

11. What happens at the end of Salim's visit to London?
(a) He becomes engaged to Kareisha and leaves to go back to Africa.
(b) He is robbed of everything but his return flight ticket.
(c) He severes all ties with Nazruddin and returns to Africa.
(d) He finds a job and returns to sell his store.

12. What does Indar tell Salim about his arrival in London?
(a) He had never been so lost in his life.
(b) When he first left Africa for London, he thought he would never come back.
(c) He was appalled by the racism in London.
(d) At first he did not think he could make it there.

13. When and where does the affair between Salim and Yvette begin?
(a) The night after the lunch in Salim's warehouse
(b) A week later in the hotel
(c) Right after the lunch in Yvette's bedroom
(d) The day after the lunch when Yvette comes to Salim's apartment

14. What is Maximes?
(a) Raymond's first published book.
(b) A small book written by the President.
(c) A translation of "The Sayings of Chairman Mao."
(d) New regulations everyone is supposed to memorize.

15. In the light of day, how does Salim see Yvette's and Raymond's house?
(a) The carpet has holes worn in it.
(b) The furniture has all been removed.
(c) It is much more lavish than he remembered it.
(d) It is different in the sunlight; everything seems faded and worn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as a backlash against the corruption?

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

3. Why does Salim close his shop for three hours the day after the affair begins?

4. Why does Salim think Yvette married the much older Raymond?

5. How does Salim see Raymond and Yvette after reading Raymond's articles?

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