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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. What does Salim remember as being outside his hometown?
(a) A large cemetery
(b) Army barracks
(c) Dense jungles
(d) Slave stockades

2. What does Raymond suggest is one of the President's greatest powers?
(a) Knowing when to pull back
(b) Looking far into the future
(c) Knowing who is real friends are
(d) Getting rid of his opposition

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

4. What news does Salim get from Uganda?
(a) Nazruddin sends Salim a letter telling him that things are not going well.
(b) The BBC reports wide spread unrest.
(c) Uganda wins a United Nations recognition of excellence.
(d) Nazruddin writes that his business is flourishing.

5. What begins happening to the town as the area becomes more peaceful?
(a) Villagers return and many of them stay.
(b) There is a flood and the town is all but wiped out.
(c) Villagers no longer visit the town.
(d) The townspeople begin cleaning up the town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the invitation Yvette offers to Salim?

2. Who is the narrator of the story?

3. What happens as a backlash against the corruption?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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