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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as a backlash against the corruption?

2. What happens when Metty takes out the car?

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

4. What is Indar's moment of insight?

5. What does Indar say his goal is now?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Indar's behavior on the steamer show that he is not as sure of himself as he told Salim he was?

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

3. What has become of Indar?

4. Why does Indar think moving African intellectuals around the continent would be good for Africa?

5. What was the social gaffe that got Yvette excluded for the President's social events?

6. What situation irritates Indar when he meets Shoba and Mahesh?

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

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

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

10. Explain Salim's obsession with Yvette.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a paper on the importance of expressing gratitude in human relations. Use Ferdinand's short note to Salim and Metty after the threat of war subsides in the town. Explain why it is necessary to thank people who perform some service or give some gift.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 9, Indar describes his visits to the Indian High Commission in London. Write a paper on how Indar exhibits the prejudices of the caste system of India even though he had never been to India in his life. Write your paper on your feelings about classifying people according to the color of their skin, the clothes they wear, and the level of their education.

Essay Topic 3

Write a paper about African religion. Use Zabeth as an example and discuss the religious significance of the carved wooden masks. Also refer to Father Huismans' interest in the religious artifacts he collects and why he thinks they are historically significant.

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