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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. Why does Salim think Yvette married the much older Raymond?
(a) She must have thought he was extraordinary.
(b) She must have been very lonely.
(c) She must have thought he would be rich.
(d) She must have had an unhappy homelife.

2. What does Salim notice when he gets out of the country?
(a) In Canada ,the people are friendly and outgoing.
(b) In New York, the people know nothing about Africa.
(c) In London, the streets are crowded and filled with stalls, booths, kiosks, and grocery stores all run by foreigners like himself.
(d) In the Capital, everyone is as afraid as they are in the town.

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

4. What has become of Kareisha, Nazruddin's daughter whom Salim feared he might have to marry?
(a) Kareisha has left the family and moved to America.
(b) Kareisha is married to a British man and has four children.
(c) Kareisha has gone to India and will marry a doctor.
(d) Kareisha, Nazruddin's daughter, has become a pharmacist.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What amazes Salim about Raymond?

2. What does Indar say he actually learned at the University.

3. Why does Raymond think it is good that the President's book is so quickly forgotten?

4. What becomes routine for Salim?

5. What is the "Cult of Madonna?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What indicates the end to the boom times in the town?

2. What do Salim and Metty observe from the President's radio broadcast?

3. How does Salim begin to compare himself with Mahesh?

4. What encouragement did a woman lecturer give Indar in England?

5. Explain Salim's obsession with Yvette.

6. Why do Indar and Ferdinand both board the steamer at the same time?

7. What is the conclusion Salim draws about the relationship between Yvette and Raymond?

8. How are things different socially for Salim after his return from London?

9. What situation irritates Indar when he meets Shoba and Mahesh?

10. Explain the changes that took place with Salim's shop while he was away in London.

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