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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ilyas comes to work at the sisal estate, how long has it been since he has been to his hometown?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 14 years.

2. How old is Khalifa when he is sent to a private tutor to learn mathematics, bookkeeping, and elementary English vocabulary?
(a) About 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) Not quite 12.

3. When Ilays's mother died, how old was her baby?
(a) 14 or 15 months.
(b) 15 or 16 months.
(c) 11 months.
(d) 10 months.

4. How many rooms do Afiya's aunt and uncle have in their house?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. How long after Amur Biashara gets sick during an epidemic does he die?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 7 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Khalifa work for the Gujarati banker brothers?

2. How many siblings did Qassim have?

3. In Chapter 2, how old is the driver who takes Ilyas the last leg of his journey to his village?

4. How old is Afiya's aunt and uncle's son when she returns to their home in Chapter 2?

5. What type of farm did Ilyas live and work on for the German who sent him to school?

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