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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. What behavior does Ferdinand go through after coming to the lycee?
(a) He decides to get close to Salim.
(b) He tries out different personalities.
(c) He becomes sullen and tries to run away.
(d) He becomes an African militant.

2. Why does the Belgium not eat the food in the lycee dining room?
(a) He thinks they are serving dog meat.
(b) His stomach won't tolerate the African food.
(c) He is repulsed by seeing African boys eating caterpillars.
(d) He can only eat vegetables.

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

4. Moving deeper into Africa, what crosses Salim's mind?
(a) He debates turning around and going back to the coast.
(b) He wonders if he had made a mistake.
(c) He questions whether he knows how to run a store.
(d) He fears he did not bring enough supplies.

5. What is the clear difference between Salim and Father Huismans, aside from religion?
(a) Father Huismans is young but Salim is old
(b) Salim likes women but Huismans prefers boys
(c) Salim knows business but the Father cannot administer the school
(d) Father Huismans is an optimist but Salim is pessimistic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Salim's ethnic background?

3. What is the social occasion between Salim, Shoba, and Mahesh?

4. What is Ferdinand's dilemma?

5. Why had the town been destroyed during the war?

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