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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 group begins guided tours of the Domain?
(a) The President's Docents
(b) The Women's Auxiliary
(c) The Town Council
(d) The Youth Guard

2. Why does Salim think Yvette married the much older Raymond?
(a) She must have been very lonely.
(b) She must have had an unhappy homelife.
(c) She must have thought he was extraordinary.
(d) She must have thought he would be rich.

3. What amazes Salim about Raymond?
(a) He works on plans to overthrow the President.
(b) He does not seem to love Yvette.
(c) He has no ambition to leave the country.
(d) His position with the President is shaky but he remains loyal.

4. At the steamer, what does Salim notice about Ferdinand?
(a) That he is comfortable wherever he is.
(b) That he has grown dangerously thin.
(c) That he cannot do things for himself.
(d) That he is too shy to ask questions.

5. 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) Nazruddin sends Salim a letter telling him that things are not going well.
(d) The BBC reports wide spread unrest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprising action does the President take for the town?

2. What does Indar tell Salim about his arrival in London?

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

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

5. What is Mahesh's behavior while Shoba is gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Salim react to Nazruddin's letter from Uganda?

2. What situation irritates Indar when he meets Shoba and Mahesh?

3. How does Indar's behavior on the steamer show that he is not as sure of himself as he told Salim he was?

4. Explain the changes that took place with Salim's shop while he was away in London.

5. Explain Salim's obsession with Yvette.

6. Why does Indar think moving African intellectuals around the continent would be good for Africa?

7. Why do Indar and Ferdinand both board the steamer at the same time?

8. What encouragement did a woman lecturer give Indar in England?

9. How does the situation in the town deteriorate after the Youth Guard is disbanded?

10. Describe the beginning of the relationship between Salim and Yvette.

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