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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the slaves on the east coast not desire freedom?
(a) They had no place to go.
(b) They became part of the family that owned them.
(c) They were paid wages for their work.
(d) They had never known anything else.

2. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Salim
(b) Raymond
(c) Metty
(d) Ferdinand

3. Why does Zabeth have a strange odor about her person?
(a) It is a trait of her village tribe.
(b) She runs a slaughterhouse in the village.
(c) She has been without soap until Salim reopens the shop.
(d) She uses it to keep people away for her protection.

4. Why is Shoba fearful?
(a) She cannot sleep at night for fear of burglars.
(b) Mahesh has been spending a lot of time with a woman.
(c) Her brothers had vowed to throw acid in her face and kill Mahesh.
(d) Mahesh may be conscripted into the army.

5. Who does Salim go to see at the lycee?
(a) Raymond
(b) The Belgian clerk
(c) Father Huismans
(d) Ferdinand

Short Answer Questions

1. When Salim finally meets with Father Huismans, what does he see?

2. What does Ferdinand promise to do but does not do?

3. Who is Salim's childhood friend who is going to England to study?

4. What is Ferdinand's reaction when Salim wants him to take a book back to the lycee?

5. What is the clear difference between Salim and Father Huismans, aside from religion?

(see the answer key)

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