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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 does Ferdinand think about Huismans' museum?
(a) We have masks in our homes, we do not need a museum.
(b) This will preserve our African culture.
(c) Europeans will not want to see it.
(d) People should not pay to see African artifacts in Africa.

2. How does Salim see Mahesh as half a man?
(a) Because Mahesh is only five feet tall.
(b) Because Mahesh cannot make decisions for himself.
(c) Because Mahesh never sees anything through to the end.
(d) Because Mahesh only sees himself through Shoba's eyes.

3. Why had the town been destroyed during the war?
(a) It was on a direct path of advancing troops.
(b) Looting for whatever valuables could be found
(c) It was falling down anyway.
(d) Resentment against Arabs, Europeans, and Indians

4. What did one of Indar's lecturers suggest for him?
(a) That he become a diplomat
(b) That he become a public speaker
(c) That he take another degree
(d) That he start his own business in Africa

5. What word does Indar say kept his spirits high when he first arrived in London?
(a) "University" seemed like a magic word, and Indar thought a magic life awaited him.
(b) "Career" was the magic word that drove him to study hard.
(c) "Opportunity" was Indar's magic word in London.
(d) "Education" was the word that meant the most to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the President manage the war in the town and surrounding area?

2. What does Indar say about Africans abroad?

3. How do the businessmen react to the changes coming about?

4. Why is Shoba fearful?

5. What does Indar say he actually learned at the University.

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