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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hamza goes into the infirmary, how many empty beds are in the room where he is examined in Chapter 3?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

2. How many strokes will the recruits receive if their uniform is not clean?
(a) 5 strokes of the cane.
(b) 20 strokes of the cane.
(c) 15 strokes of the cane.
(d) 25 strokes of the cane.

3. How long have the German's occupied the land in Chapter 2?
(a) 35 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 30 years or so.
(d) About 40 years.

4. How long is Khalifa with Amur Biashara when he learns that his mother has died?
(a) Not quite 4 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) Over 3 years.

5. When the askari subdued the disobedient Wachagga chiefs Rindi and his son, Meli, how many other chiefs were hanged?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

6. In what language does someone begin to sing a song that is like a sung conversation in Chapter 3?
(a) Kiswahili.
(b) Xhosa.
(c) Shona.
(d) Zulu.

7. In Chapter 2, how long do Khalifa and Ilyas meet at the cafe in the afternoon or early evening?
(a) An hour or two.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) Several hours.
(d) 30 minutes.

8. When is al Bushiri hanged?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1891.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1888.

9. What type of business does Nassor ask his father to finance when he finishes school?
(a) Plumbing.
(b) Carpentry.
(c) Construction.
(d) Cobbler.

10. In Chapter 4, how old is Afiya when she gets her own room for the first time?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

11. By what time is Hamza expected to complete his dudties as the officer's personal servant in Chapter 5?
(a) 6:30 a.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 7:30 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

12. In Chapter 4, how old must Jamila be when she is married?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

13. How old was Ilyas when he ran away from home?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

14. In Chapter 5, by the time the British ask for a truce, how many of their troops are dead?
(a) Not quite 500.
(b) 490.
(c) 180.
(d) Several hundred.

15. When do the British land in Tanga and demand the surrender of the port?
(a) September 1914.
(b) December 1914.
(c) October 1914.
(d) November 1914.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ilays's mother died, how old was her baby?

2. How long does Khalifa stay with his tutor?

3. Where does Hamza notice that the Oberleutnant has scars in Chapter 5?

4. Where is Khalifa's father from?

5. How many new recruits are in Hamza's group in Chapter 3?

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