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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. What news does Salim get from Uganda?
(a) The BBC reports wide spread unrest.
(b) Uganda wins a United Nations recognition of excellence.
(c) Nazruddin writes that his business is flourishing.
(d) Nazruddin sends Salim a letter telling him that things are not going well.

2. What upsets Indar when he sees the fake Hindu decorations at the Indian High Commission?
(a) They let their culture become foreign kitsch.
(b) They do not include any Muslim artifacts.
(c) They look in poor repair.
(d) They are too expensive to put outside a building.

3. Why is Ferdinand leaving the Domain?
(a) Ferdinand has an incurable illness.
(b) Ferdinand has flunked out.
(c) Ferdinand is leaving for a cadetship at the capital.
(d) Ferdinand is going back to live with Zabeth.

4. What does Salim have in his desk drawer?
(a) Photos of Yvette
(b) Rayond's articles
(c) His last will and testament
(d) Money to make a fast getaway

5. What suggestion does a guest of Raymond's make to him?
(a) That he apply for work with the UN
(b) That he write a biography of the President
(c) That he go apologize to the President
(d) That he apply for work in America

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Indar's complaint about getting a ticket on the steamer?

2. What is Indar's comment about Africa?

3. What distresses Salim every time he drives the car?

4. Why does Indar show up at the steamer?

5. How have Salim's ideas shifted since his affair with Yvette?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Salim and Metty observe from the President's radio broadcast?

2. What is a clear sign that the President is now taking charge of his own destiny?

3. How does Salim begin to compare himself with Mahesh?

4. How does Salim react to Nazruddin's letter from Uganda?

5. What has become of Indar?

6. What indicates the end to the boom times in the town?

7. What does Indar tell Salim about his plans for his future?

8. What encouragement did a woman lecturer give Indar in England?

9. Explain the changes that took place with Salim's shop while he was away in London.

10. Explain who initiates the affair between Salim and Yvette.

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