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

2. How old is Afiya's aunt and uncle's son when she returns to their home in Chapter 2?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

3. In Chapter 3, who has the Nubi ombasha fought for before the Germans?
(a) English and French.
(b) Italy and Egypt.
(c) Portual and Spain.
(d) English and the Khedive.

4. What type of farm did Ilyas live and work on for the German who sent him to school?
(a) Rice.
(b) Mango.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Pineapple.

5. In Chapter 5, how old is Julius, the senior orderly?
(a) Late 30s.
(b) 29.
(c) Late 20s.
(d) 33.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Afiya is 15, what material do Jamila and Saada use to make Afiya a dress?

2. How long after Amur Biashara gets sick during an epidemic does he die?

3. Where is Khalifa's father from?

4. Where did Qassim go to school?

5. How long after Khalifa returns home and finds his father ill does his father die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Khalifa educated?

2. Who does Khalifa work for after the Gujarat banker brothers decide to transfer their business to Mombasa?

3. In Chapter 5, what duties does Hamza perform as the Oberleutnant's servant before seven in the morning?

4. How do Khalifa's parents die?

5. What does Hamza learn from the sick report he collects from the medical officer and takes to the Oberleutnant?

6. How does Hamza take to the harsh regime in Chapter 3?

7. What instructions are the recruits given after they have a medical exam?

8. What is Hamza's first evening like as askari?

9. Who is Qassim?

10. What is Afiya's life like when Ilyas takes her to the city?

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