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

2. How many siblings did Qassim have?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, how many rooms are in the officer's apartment?

3. How old is a young girl who brings Ilyas and his host coffee in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 5, by the time the British ask for a truce, how many of their troops are dead?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5 how does the schutztruppe fight on?

3. How do the Germans end the Maji Maji uprising?

4. How did Amur Biashara do his business, and how did his way of doing business fail him?

5. When and where do the British make a landing and how does their landing end in Chapter 5?

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

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

8. In Chapter 5, how is Hamza under the Oberleutnant's protection?

9. When Nassor Biashara moves Khalifa to the warehouse and lowers his salary, what does Khalifa do?

10. Who does Khalifa marry and how does he come to marry?

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