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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the east coast slaves different from those taken on the west coast of Africa?
(a) The east coast slaves were not sent to America.
(b) The east coast slaves were not African.
(c) The east coast slaves were much smaller people.
(d) The east coast slaves were born into slavery.

2. Why do other boys from the lycee come to see Salim?
(a) They try to buy Salim's car.
(b) They are looking for jobs.
(c) They want him to send them to America to study.
(d) The want Salim to take Ferdinand out of their school.

3. What condition is the town in after the squatters settle?
(a) The town spreads out in all directions.
(b) They throw their garbage out and the town begins to stink.
(c) The town opens a new opera house.
(d) They buy out all the stores and business booms.

4. What is Raymond's connection to the President?
(a) He was a close friend of the Presiden't father.
(b) He tutored him when he was a boy.
(c) He is the brother of the President's white wife.
(d) He taught the President in the university in London.

5. Why is Shoba fearful?
(a) She cannot sleep at night for fear of burglars.
(b) Her brothers had vowed to throw acid in her face and kill Mahesh.
(c) Mahesh may be conscripted into the army.
(d) Mahesh has been spending a lot of time with a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Salim go to see at the lycee?

2. What is Ferdinand's reaction when Salim wants him to take a book back to the lycee?

3. Why is the Belgian clerk upset?

4. What does Father Huismans think about the future of Africa?

5. What ends the budding war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ferdinand ask the question about African religion?

2. What is Salim's assessment of Father Huismans?

3. What is Raymond's story about the President as a young man?

4. What does Salim observe about the foreigners at the Domain?

5. What happens to stop the impending threat of war in the area surrounding the town?

6. How do Salim and his friend, Indar, escape the area where their families live?

7. Describe Salim's family.

8. Give some details about Father Huismans' hobby.

9. Describe the rumors about the new complex being built near the town.

10. Describe what made Mahesh's wooden spoon venture a failure.

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