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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 3-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how many of the new recruits are sent to the carrier corps office?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. How long after Khalifa returns home and finds his father ill does his father die?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 days.

3. How long does Khalifa work for the Gujarati banker brothers?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 8 years.

4. What fever kills many askari in Chapter 5 because the Rufiji is in heavy flood and the mosquitoes are rampant?
(a) Dengue.
(b) Rift Valley.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blackwater.

5. In Chapter 3, how long do the recruits train before they meet the German subaltern Feldwebel Walther?
(a) Several days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) A week.
(d) 8 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how long do Khalifa and Ilyas meet at the cafe in the afternoon or early evening?

2. How old is Nassor, Amur Biashara's son, when to starts school?

3. In Chapter 3, who has the Nubi ombasha fought for before the Germans?

4. After the muadhin's call to afternoon prayer, how long does Khalifa return to work in Chapter 4?

5. What year do Khalifa and Asha marry?

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