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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Nazruddin in Canada?
(a) Nazruddin could not buy a business.
(b) Nazruddin was deported as a terrorist.
(c) Nazruddin was swindled in an oil well scheme.
(d) Nazruddin's health could not stand the weather.

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

3. What happens when Metty takes out the car?
(a) His tires are slashed.
(b) He is beaten for driving without a permit.
(c) He is harassed for bribes and finally jailed.
(d) The car is impounded for a bribe.

4. What do Salim and Yvette enjoy at the restaurant?
(a) The rich desserts
(b) The air conditioning and the wine
(c) The paintings on the wall
(d) The friendly staff

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

6. How does Salim see Raymond and Yvette after reading Raymond's articles?
(a) He sees them as incurably romantic.
(b) He sees them as having all the advantages.
(c) He sees them as trapped like he is.
(d) He sees them as nomads always on the move.

7. What happened when Indar began applying for jobs?
(a) He had to learn how to write a resume
(b) He was given several offers.
(c) He was not offered enough money.
(d) He had no luck.

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

9. What group begins guided tours of the Domain?
(a) The President's Docents
(b) The Town Council
(c) The Women's Auxiliary
(d) The Youth Guard

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

11. What does Salim have in his desk drawer?
(a) Money to make a fast getaway
(b) Photos of Yvette
(c) Rayond's articles
(d) His last will and testament

12. What has become of Raymond and Yvette?
(a) They are in prison.
(b) They committed suicide.
(c) They were deported to England.
(d) No one knows where they have gone.

13. What is Indar's moment of insight?
(a) He realizes he must return to his roots to be happy.
(b) He understands that he was meant to write the African story.
(c) He knows without a doubt that he belongs to himself alone and would surrender his manhood to nobody.
(d) He sees he has not marketed himself correctly.

14. What does Salim worry about as he thinks of Yvette?
(a) That he is not good enough for her
(b) That he is becoming obsessed with her
(c) That she is having an affair with Indar
(d) That she and Raymond will be leaving

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What signals the end of the town's boom?

2. What is Maximes?

3. What does Salim hold onto in the face of all this corruption?

4. What does Salim fear is behind the letter from Nazruddin?

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

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