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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 old is the driver who takes Ilyas the last leg of his journey to his village?
(a) Old man.
(b) Teenager.
(c) 20s.
(d) 30s.

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

3. How old is Khalifa when he marries?
(a) 30.
(b) 28.
(c) 29.
(d) 31.

4. When the war starts, to where is the schutztruppe to take the train in Chapter 5?
(a) Tanga.
(b) Dodoma.
(c) Moshi.
(d) Kigoma.

5. When Ilyas goes to his home village, what is the name of the man who gives him a place to sleep on his journey?
(a) Karim.
(b) Akeem.
(c) Omar.
(d) Salman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Khalifa's father from?

2. When Hamza goes into the infirmary, how many empty beds are in the room where he is examined in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 4, how many girls does Bi Habiba teach in her home before Afiya is sent to learn from her?

4. In Chapter 6, when do the British forces enter Tanga?

5. When is al Bushiri hanged?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Khalifa's first job?

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

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

4. How does Ilyas come to work at the sisal estate?

5. Who is Qassim?

6. What does Ilyas learn about his family when he returns to his village?

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

8. How was Khalifa educated?

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

10. What do Hamza and the other recruits learn in their training sessions with German subaltern Feldwebel Walther?

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