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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is so surprising about Shoba going to her country when her father dies?
(a) She had enough money for the ticket.
(b) She claims to fear her brothers.
(c) She refuses to allow Mahesh to go with her.
(d) She said earlier that her father died years ago.

2. What is Zabeth's fear for Ferdinand?
(a) That he will be sent to a foreign country
(b) That he will not recover from his illness
(c) That he will turn against her
(d) That he will be executed

3. Why does Indar show up at the steamer?
(a) The President commandeered the plane he was scheduled to leave on.
(b) He did not have enough money for a plane ticket.
(c) He decided to leave the Domain early.
(d) He is afraid of flying.

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

5. What word does Indar say kept his spirits high when he first arrived in London?
(a) "University" seemed like a magic word, and Indar thought a magic life awaited him.
(b) "Opportunity" was Indar's magic word in London.
(c) "Career" was the magic word that drove him to study hard.
(d) "Education" was the word that meant the most to him.

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

7. What does Indar say he actually learned at the University.
(a) That he learned how to live successfully in the world
(b) That he learned nothing
(c) That his education was profitable for him
(d) That he learned enough to get a good job

8. In what way is Raymond like Salim's family?
(a) They cannot be persuaded to change their ideas on anything.
(b) They never understand what is happening around them.
(c) They deny the danger around them and are unable to move before it strikes.
(d) They have no respect for the powerful.

9. What happens at the end of Salim's visit to London?
(a) He becomes engaged to Kareisha and leaves to go back to Africa.
(b) He severes all ties with Nazruddin and returns to Africa.
(c) He finds a job and returns to sell his store.
(d) He is robbed of everything but his return flight ticket.

10. What surprises Metty when Salim comes looking for him?
(a) Salim has many gifts for him.
(b) Metty thought Salim was too grand after flying to Europe.
(c) He did not expect Salim to return.
(d) Metty thought Salim was in prison.

11. What does Indar say about Africans abroad?
(a) They never think about Africa again.
(b) They see everything but make no effort to change anything.
(c) They are too shy to mix with the Europeans.
(d) They are like sheep without a shepherd.

12. What did one of Indar's lecturers suggest for him?
(a) That he start his own business in Africa
(b) That he become a public speaker
(c) That he take another degree
(d) That he become a diplomat

13. How does Salim reply to Nazruddin?
(a) That his store burned to the ground
(b) That things are unstable in the town and country
(c) That the President has put a freeze on expansion
(d) That he is selling the store and going to London

14. How have Salim's ideas shifted since his affair with Yvette?
(a) Now he thinks Africa is perfect.
(b) He plots how to take Yvette away from Raymond.
(c) He looks at everything as to how it affects him and Yvette.
(d) He forgets all about his business.

15. As the steamer finally leaves, why is Salim happy?
(a) He will have time to spend on his business.
(b) He is standing on the bank with Yvette.
(c) Indar is so happy to be leaving the town.
(d) He no longer has to deal with Ferdinand.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Salim see Raymond and Yvette after reading Raymond's articles?

2. Where is Nazruddin thinking of moving his family?

3. What is the invitation Yvette offers to Salim?

4. What does Raymond suggest is one of the President's greatest powers?

5. What is Mahesh's behavior while Shoba is gone?

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