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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the steamer, what does Salim notice about Ferdinand?
(a) That he is too shy to ask questions.
(b) That he cannot do things for himself.
(c) That he is comfortable wherever he is.
(d) That he has grown dangerously thin.

2. Why do other boys from the lycee come to see Salim?
(a) The want Salim to take Ferdinand out of their school.
(b) They want him to send them to America to study.
(c) They try to buy Salim's car.
(d) They are looking for jobs.

3. What does Salim observe about Raymond when he joins the party?
(a) He is thirty years older than his wife, Yvette.
(b) He dyes his hair.
(c) He is snobbish and does not talk.
(d) He is unimportant looking.

4. Where do Salim and Yvette go after the steamer gets out of sight?
(a) To find Raymond
(b) To a European restaurant
(c) To the Domain
(d) To Salim's store

5. Why does Raymond think it is good that the President's book is so quickly forgotten?
(a) Because the President will write a better book.
(b) Because the book was too good for the African publis.
(c) Because the President may now realize he's being badly advised.
(d) Because Raymond is using much of it in his book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does a friend of Indar's take him?

2. What does Salim fear is behind the letter from Nazruddin?

3. How does Salim see Raymond and Yvette after reading Raymond's articles?

4. What is the "Cult of Madonna?"

5. What is the invitation Yvette offers to Salim?

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