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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the habit of Mahesh that always seems to fail?
(a) He attempts to nagivage the river to the ocean.
(b) He tries to go on safari.
(c) He attempts to get a job teaching.
(d) He tries new "get rich quick" schemes.

2. What contraband does one boy leave at Salim's shop?
(a) Gold nuggets
(b) Money gotten on a black market exchange
(c) Some carved ivory
(d) A book that belongs to the lycee

3. What causes Indar to become depressed?
(a) His time at the Domain is coming to an end.
(b) Salim does not visit him any more.
(c) He is having to take on more classes at the Domain.
(d) He cannot persuade Yvette to divorce Raymond.

4. What is Indar's comment about Africa?
(a) Native Africans are less intelligent than the Europeans.
(b) Indar says that Africa is full of refugees who are also first generation intellectuals.
(c) Africa is too tribal to ever form stable governments.
(d) Africa is two thousand years behind the times.

5. What upsets Indar when he sees the fake Hindu decorations at the Indian High Commission?
(a) They look in poor repair.
(b) They are too expensive to put outside a building.
(c) They do not include any Muslim artifacts.
(d) They let their culture become foreign kitsch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Indar's complaint about getting a ticket on the steamer?

2. What becomes routine for Salim?

3. As the steamer finally leaves, why is Salim happy?

4. What group begins guided tours of the Domain?

5. What is Ferdinand's question at Indar's lecture?

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