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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Salim's ethnic background?
(a) He is Arab with African blood from his grandmother.
(b) Salim is half Arab and half European.
(c) His family from northwest India is considered Arab.
(d) His family came from the Arabian penninsula.

2. What request does Ferdinand make of Salim?
(a) He asks Salim to buy him a car.
(b) He asks Salim to find him a wife.
(c) He asks Salim to let him work in the store and quit school.
(d) He asks Salim to send him to school in America.

3. Fearful of the growth of the town, what happens among the villagers?
(a) The villagers dislike the increased population but do not return to the villages.
(b) The villagers see an opportunity for business.
(c) They begin to fear it and talk of destroying it rises again.
(d) They are pushed further and further into the outskirts.

4. What does the President do at a ruined suburb?
(a) He builds a new barracks for his army.
(b) He builds a large complex.
(c) He levels it and makes a park.
(d) He builds a shoe factory.

5. What is Raymond's connection to the President?
(a) He tutored him when he was a boy.
(b) He was a close friend of the Presiden't father.
(c) He taught the President in the university in London.
(d) He is the brother of the President's white wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Father Huismans keep his collection of African artifacts?

2. What is the difference between Salim and Indar as they walk to the river after the party?

3. What is the habit of Mahesh that always seems to fail?

4. What does Salim observe when he visits the Domain?

5. Who sold him the store he is going to run?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is Father Huismans somewhat naive?

2. Describe Mahesh and his desire to strike it rich.

3. What does Salim think about the slaves on the east coast of Africa?

4. What happens when Father Huismans is not at the lycee when Salim goes to return the book?

5. What is Raymond's story about the President as a young man?

6. Describe Zabeth's business.

7. What is everyone's perception of Raymond?

8. Why is Indar edgy after the party?

9. What is the problem that arises over a book?

10. What does Salim observe about the foreigners at the Domain?

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