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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapters Eight through Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Gabriel and his men stranded at anchor for sixteen days?
(a) An administrative mistake.
(b) A mechanical problem.
(c) Mutiny among the crew.
(d) A change in orders.

2. Why does Cobb return home?
(a) To go back to school.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A funeral.
(d) To take care of his ill father.

3. Who are the askaris?
(a) African children.
(b) Missionaries.
(c) Native soldiers.
(d) Shamans.

4. What is the result of Smith's return to his farm in Part Two, Chapter Three?
(a) Smith returns to his family.
(b) Smith takes out a bank loan.
(c) Smith decides to leave Africa permanently.
(d) Smith joins the army.

5. What university is Felix set to attend?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wheech-Browning actually come to Smith's farm?

2. Who does Felix stop to see on his way home from the nightclub?

3. How much time has elapsed between Part Two, Chapter Three and Part Two, Chapter Four?

4. Where does Felix run into a prostitute?

5. Why does Smith think Wheech-Browning is coming to his farm?

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