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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what time of day does Hamza take a cup of coffee to the officer?
(a) About 4 p.m.
(b) 5 p.m.
(c) Around 3:30 p.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

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

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

4. What year do Khalifa and Asha marry?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1907.

5. Where did Qassim go to school?
(a) Bangalore.
(b) Ahmedabad.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Bombay.

6. How old was Afiya when her aun told her why they took her in?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

7. How long does Afiya have a cast on her hand in Chapter 4?
(a) A few days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) A week.

8. How many hours does Afiya do chores the first thing in the morning in Chapter 4?
(a) About 3 hours.
(b) 2 1/2 hours.
(c) 1 1/2 hours.
(d) 2 hours or so.

9. How old is a young girl who brings Ilyas and his host coffee in Chapter 2?
(a) 6 or 7.
(b) 7 or 8.
(c) 8 or 9.
(d) 9 or 10.

10. In Chapter 2, who told Afiya never to go up the hill?
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Uncle.

11. In the early years of Khalifa and Asha's marriage, how many times does she miscarry in three years?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

12. In Chapter 6, when do the British forces enter Tanga?
(a) July 29, 1916.
(b) July 3, 1916.
(c) July 9, 1916.
(d) July 17, 1916.

13. In Chapter 5, what does Hamza learn some of the Nubi noncommissioned officers are addicted to?
(a) Cannabis.
(b) Mescal.
(c) Opium.
(d) Coca.

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

15. How long does Khalifa stay with his tutor?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many strokes will the recruits receive if their uniform is not clean?

2. In Chapter 2, what disease is Afiya tested for?

3. How old was Ilyas when he ran away from home?

4. When do the British land in Tanga and demand the surrender of the port?

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

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