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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. Who does Salim think about who had been driven on foot along the same road he travels?
(a) Prisoners who built the road
(b) African slaves
(c) Arab settlers being forced out
(d) Captured Europeans

2. Why had the town been destroyed during the war?
(a) It was on a direct path of advancing troops.
(b) Resentment against Arabs, Europeans, and Indians
(c) Looting for whatever valuables could be found
(d) It was falling down anyway.

3. What does Indar lecture about when Salim attends his class?
(a) Life in England
(b) Parts of Africa he has visited
(c) The preservation of wildlife
(d) The economics of gold and ivory

4. When Salim finally meets with Father Huismans, what does he see?
(a) Father Huismans beating a student
(b) A group of new European teachers
(c) An African mask Father Huismans got on his last trip
(d) A place where the roof has fallen in

5. What behavior does Ferdinand go through after coming to the lycee?
(a) He decides to get close to Salim.
(b) He becomes an African militant.
(c) He becomes sullen and tries to run away.
(d) He tries out different personalities.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the slave that Salim's family sends to stay with him?

3. What African artifacts interest Father Huismans the most?

4. What venture does Mahesh undertake that worries Salim?

5. What comes down the river in a dugout?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the reader understands that Salim is inexperienced with women.

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

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

4. Describe Salim's family.

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

6. What is the situation at the beginning of the novel?

7. For what is the President's complex to be used?

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

9. How does Ferdinand become a burden on Salim?

10. What makes the trip longer and more complicated?

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