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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time has elapsed between Part Two, Chapter Three and Part Two, Chapter Four?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two months.
(d) One year.

2. What happens to Wheech-Browning in the plane?
(a) He is taken hostage.
(b) He is survives with minor injuries.
(c) He is lost in the African countryside.
(d) He is killed.

3. Who are the Kings African Rifles?
(a) A group of peace keepers in Africa.
(b) A group of militant and rebellious African war lords.
(c) The only African troops in the British army.
(d) The Kings purchasers of foreign weapons.

4. How many telegrams did Felix's family receive about Gabriel?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

5. In Part Two, Chapter Ten, what is Felix's first reaction to Amory?
(a) He thinks he is at the wrong house.
(b) He thinks she is naked.
(c) He is impressed with her apartment.
(d) He is annoyed that she ignores him.

6. What is Liesl's role at the hospital?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A candystriper.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A reporter.

7. What country are the Von Bishop's from?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Austria.
(d) Switzerland.

8. Who does Felix stop to see on his way home from the nightclub?
(a) Holland.
(b) Amory.
(c) His parents.
(d) Charis.

9. What limits Gabriel's ability to see while marching towards Tanga?
(a) Bright sunlight.
(b) A sandstorm.
(c) Dense vegetation.
(d) Fog.

10. The opening scene in the novel takes place:
(a) On a train.
(b) In a dream sequence.
(c) Swimming in a pond.
(d) In a jail cell.

11. In Part Two, Chapter Four, Gabriel is on a ship heading from India to where?
(a) America.
(b) Africa.
(c) England.
(d) Serbia.

12. What product is Smith buying in Chapter One?
(a) Tea.
(b) Tulip bulbs.
(c) Coffee seedlings.
(d) Cattle.

13. While at dinner with his family, what does Felix do that angers the rest of the family?
(a) Starts a fight.
(b) Smokes a cigarette.
(c) Tells an off color joke.
(d) Brings up past family finance problems.

14. What is Bilderbeck's response to a refusal of an Indian soldier to fight?
(a) He sends him back to the boat.
(b) He shoots him in the head.
(c) He yells expletives at him.
(d) He hits him with his rifle.

15. While at the hospital, what news of the war does Liesl hear?
(a) The French surrender.
(b) The Americans join the war.
(c) The British sink a cruiser.
(d) Ther Germans leave Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality are the soldiers Gabriel is with?

2. What mode of transportation does Smith use in Part One?

3. How do Gabriel and his men get to shore in Part Two, Chapter Five?

4. Where does Walter decide to move his family to?

5. Why is Liesel Von Bishop uncomfortable while traveling in Part One?

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