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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ferdinand promise to do but does not do?
(a) Find a parttime job
(b) Take the book back
(c) Apologize to Salim
(d) Help Metty close up the shop

2. What is Salim's ethnic background?
(a) His family came from the Arabian penninsula.
(b) He is Arab with African blood from his grandmother.
(c) Salim is half Arab and half European.
(d) His family from northwest India is considered Arab.

3. The palace once built by a businessman in town is now serving what purpose?
(a) A hotel
(b) A library
(c) An army barracks
(d) A government office

4. In what way is Salim optimistic about the town?
(a) He sees that it is in a strategic place for development.
(b) He thinks it will grow back if the peace holds.
(c) He thinks he will be able to build his business and sell it.
(d) He sees that the youth are being educated.

5. Why was the wooden ice cream spoon venture foolish?
(a) There was no ice cream.
(b) The finished products were too expensive.
(c) The spoons were to flimsy.
(d) People preferred ice cream cones.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Father Huismans do almost immediately after the threat of war is over?

3. What does Ferdinand think about Huismans' museum?

4. What do the townspeople speculate about the new complex?

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

(see the answer key)

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