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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Indar's comment about Africa?
(a) Africa is two thousand years behind the times.
(b) Indar says that Africa is full of refugees who are also first generation intellectuals.
(c) Africa is too tribal to ever form stable governments.
(d) Native Africans are less intelligent than the Europeans.

2. Where is Nazruddin thinking of moving his family?
(a) Spain
(b) Brazil
(c) The USA
(d) Canada

3. Why was Indar turned down at the Indian High Commission?
(a) He does not speak Hindi.
(b) He is not a citizen of India.
(c) He is too young.
(d) He is not a Hindu.

4. What does Indar say he actually learned at the University.
(a) That he learned how to live successfully in the world
(b) That he learned enough to get a good job
(c) That his education was profitable for him
(d) That he learned nothing

5. Where does a friend of Indar's take him?
(a) To meet an American who is interested in helping Africa
(b) To a job fair where he can get many interviews
(c) To a reception for the President who is visiting London
(d) To Paris where there is less racism

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Indar began applying for jobs?

2. What surprising action does the President take for the town?

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

4. How does Salim reply to Nazruddin?

5. What do the villagers do that becomes a threat to the town?

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