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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Salim introduces Indar to Shoba and Mahesh?
(a) They go into business with each other.
(b) They do not get along.
(c) They speak French.
(d) They become instant best friends.

2. As the steamer finally leaves, why is Salim happy?
(a) He will have time to spend on his business.
(b) Indar is so happy to be leaving the town.
(c) He is standing on the bank with Yvette.
(d) He no longer has to deal with Ferdinand.

3. What does Salim remember as being outside his hometown?
(a) Army barracks
(b) Slave stockades
(c) Dense jungles
(d) A large cemetery

4. Why is the social setting so different for Salim?
(a) As an Arab Muslim, he has never attended a party with mixed sexes.
(b) He has never been to a party before.
(c) People are dancing but he does not know how.
(d) His only association with women has been in the brothels.

5. What happens to change the relationship between Salim and Metty?
(a) Metty becomes a militant and threatens Salim.
(b) Metty wants to go to the Domain but Salim refuses.
(c) Metty becomes a father and begins taking care of his family.
(d) Metty gets lazy and refuses to work hard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What venture does Mahesh undertake that worries Salim?

2. How does the purser on the steamer show that he does not respect the President?

3. Why does the Belgium not eat the food in the lycee dining room?

4. What is Salim's ethnic background?

5. What condition is the town in after the squatters settle?

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