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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sold him the store he is going to run?
(a) Indar
(b) Zabeth
(c) Nazruddin
(d) Mahesh

2. What venture does Mahesh undertake that worries Salim?
(a) He opens a taxi service.
(b) He makes elixers for illnesses.
(c) He makes a contract with the President.
(d) He starts trading with the army.

3. What do the townspeople speculate about the new complex?
(a) That it will be a model farm and agriculture school.
(b) That it will be a large hospital.
(c) That it will be a munitions factory.
(d) That it will be the President's winter palace.

4. Moving deeper into Africa, what crosses Salim's mind?
(a) He wonders if he had made a mistake.
(b) He fears he did not bring enough supplies.
(c) He debates turning around and going back to the coast.
(d) He questions whether he knows how to run a store.

5. What begins happening to the town as the area becomes more peaceful?
(a) Villagers return and many of them stay.
(b) The townspeople begin cleaning up the town.
(c) Villagers no longer visit the town.
(d) There is a flood and the town is all but wiped out.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mahesh finally make it big?

2. What does Ferdinand think about Huismans' museum?

3. Why does Salim buy the store from Nazruddin?

4. How does Salim envision the young African boys?

5. Fearful of the growth of the town, what happens among the villagers?

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