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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Father Huismans see himself?
(a) As a European who became African
(b) As a chronicler of African history
(c) As a prophet of doom for Africa
(d) As the last lucky observer of the old Africa

2. What does Salim explain to Indar after the lecture?
(a) That Ferdinand is an atheist
(b) That Ferdinand's mother is a magician
(c) That Ferdinand does not understand the concept of a New Africa
(d) That Ferdinand likes to stir up trouble

3. What is Indar's complaint about getting a ticket on the steamer?
(a) He is overcharged because he is not African.
(b) His travel agent wanted a bribe to get his ticket.
(c) The ticket is only on standby.
(d) There were rules, locked doors, and an endless checking of papers.

4. When and where does the affair between Salim and Yvette begin?
(a) The day after the lunch when Yvette comes to Salim's apartment
(b) The night after the lunch in Salim's warehouse
(c) Right after the lunch in Yvette's bedroom
(d) A week later in the hotel

5. From where does the name Metty come?
(a) From a Portuguese word meaning metal
(b) From a French word, mestise, which means of mixed race
(c) From a story about Methuselah, the oldest man
(d) From a corruption of the English word, middle

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after the Youth Guard is disbanded?

2. Why does the Belgium not eat the food in the lycee dining room?

3. What is so surprising about Shoba going to her country when her father dies?

4. What happened when Indar began applying for jobs?

5. Why had the town been destroyed during the war?

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