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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Indar's problem with Shoba and Mahesh?
(a) He thinks they are too high class.
(b) He thinks they want money from him.
(c) He thinks they are too uneducated.
(d) He thinks they do not appreciate his value.

2. What distresses Salim every time he drives the car?
(a) He has trouble finding petrol.
(b) He is not allowed to park anywhere.
(c) He has to show his papers over and over, and they always want money.
(d) He has to pay a raod tax to the Police.

3. What does Indar tell Salim about his arrival in London?
(a) He was appalled by the racism in London.
(b) When he first left Africa for London, he thought he would never come back.
(c) At first he did not think he could make it there.
(d) He had never been so lost in his life.

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

5. How does Salim see Mahesh as half a man?
(a) Because Mahesh never sees anything through to the end.
(b) Because Mahesh only sees himself through Shoba's eyes.
(c) Because Mahesh cannot make decisions for himself.
(d) Because Mahesh is only five feet tall.

6. What surprising action does the President take for the town?
(a) He waives taxes for the town.
(b) He is disbanding the Youth Guard in Salim's area.
(c) He declares martial law in the town.
(d) He plans to completely renovate the town.

7. What signals the end of the town's boom?
(a) The river changes course after an earthquake.
(b) The Domain is closed.
(c) There is a datastrophic fire.
(d) Noiman, a successful Greek businessman, sells out and moves to Australia.

8. What does Salim learn from Yvette about Raymond's writing?
(a) He has never published a book.
(b) None of his published books have ever made money.
(c) He is losing his eyesight so he wants to write as long as he can.
(d) He cannot write in the day time.

9. What suggestion does a guest of Raymond's make to him?
(a) That he apply for work in America
(b) That he apply for work with the UN
(c) That he go apologize to the President
(d) That he write a biography of the President

10. What does Salim fear is behind the letter from Nazruddin?
(a) That Nazruddin wants his store back
(b) That Nazruddin is coming to live with him
(c) That Nazruddin wants him to marry his daughter
(d) That Nazruddin wants to borrow money

11. What is Mahesh's behavior while Shoba is gone?
(a) He visits the brothels daily.
(b) He never comes out of his house.
(c) He acts like a grieving son-in-law.
(d) He tries to seduce Yvette.

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

13. Why is Ferdinand leaving the Domain?
(a) Ferdinand has flunked out.
(b) Ferdinand has an incurable illness.
(c) Ferdinand is going back to live with Zabeth.
(d) Ferdinand is leaving for a cadetship at the capital.

14. What is Indar's complaint about getting a ticket on the steamer?
(a) There were rules, locked doors, and an endless checking of papers.
(b) His travel agent wanted a bribe to get his ticket.
(c) The ticket is only on standby.
(d) He is overcharged because he is not African.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Yvette and Raymond cease being invited to the President's functions?

2. Who is the new owner of Salim's store and why did that happen?

3. How does the purser on the steamer show that he does not respect the President?

4. How has Salim's attitude about Indar changed?

5. Why is Salim released from detention to fly back to his home?

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