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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Is Salim comfortable with the teaching of the Domain?
(a) He wonders where they stand on the arabs in Africa.
(b) He wishes the Domain would offer jobs instead of lectures.
(c) He wonders if they are fooling themselves by ignoring the difference between Old and New Africa.
(d) He thinks the teaching there is too conservative.

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

3. Why does Salim buy the store from Nazruddin?
(a) To break away from his family
(b) For a chance to study
(c) To do Nazruddin a favor
(d) To get away from persecution

4. From where does the name Metty come?
(a) From a corruption of the English word, middle
(b) From a French word, mestise, which means of mixed race
(c) From a Portuguese word meaning metal
(d) From a story about Methuselah, the oldest man

5. Who are the main customers at Bigburger?
(a) Guests from the hotel which has no restaurant
(b) The villager's army
(c) Boys from the lycee
(d) Travelers from the steamer

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Metty takes out the car?

2. How have Salim's ideas shifted since his affair with Yvette?

3. What does Salim remember as being outside his hometown?

4. What does Salim explain to Indar after the lecture?

5. What is the "Cult of Madonna?"

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