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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 Salim see as the contradiction in Father Huismans?
(a) He likes things African but he does not like Africans.
(b) He teaches religion but he has lost his faith.
(c) He heads a school but he hates students.
(d) He professes poverty but he amasses a fortune.

2. How long had two slave families been with Salim's family?
(a) From the time Salim was born
(b) Over one hundred years
(c) Three generations
(d) Five years

3. Where does Father Huismans keep his collection of African artifacts?
(a) In an extra dormitory room of the lycee
(b) In his private quarters
(c) In the chapel of the lycee
(d) In the old gun room of the lycee

4. How does Ferdinand react to the army coming to town?
(a) He wants to write a book about the villagers.
(b) He wants to join the army.
(c) He wants to form an opposition force.
(d) He is fearful and wants to return to his village.

5. What does Salim learn from listening to the BBC?
(a) That the Arabs on the east coast have migrated to Egypt
(b) That a tsunami has struck the east coast
(c) That an earthquake destroyed his hometown
(d) That Africans have attacked Arabs on the eastern coast

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mahesh finally make it big?

2. Why does Salim buy the store from Nazruddin?

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

4. Fearful of the growth of the town, what happens among the villagers?

5. What does Salim learn about Zabeth's family?

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