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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. As the steamer finally leaves, why is Salim happy?
(a) He will have time to spend on his business.
(b) Indar is so happy to be leaving the town.
(c) He no longer has to deal with Ferdinand.
(d) He is standing on the bank with Yvette.

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

3. What has become of Indar back in Africa?
(a) He does the lowest kind of jobs and will not take help.
(b) He has opened a Hindu ashram.
(c) He is imprisoned by the President.
(d) He has gone into hiding.

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

5. What does Indar say about Africans abroad?
(a) They are too shy to mix with the Europeans.
(b) They are like sheep without a shepherd.
(c) They see everything but make no effort to change anything.
(d) They never think about Africa again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What suggestion does a guest of Raymond's make to him?

2. What is Mahesh's behavior while Shoba is gone?

3. Where does Salim go on his first airplane flight?

4. What group begins guided tours of the Domain?

5. What happens when Salim introduces Indar to Shoba and Mahesh?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the basis for Indar's depression.

2. How does Indar's behavior on the steamer show that he is not as sure of himself as he told Salim he was?

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

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

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

6. How does Salim react to Nazruddin's letter from Uganda?

7. What does Indar tell Salim about his plans for his future?

8. Explain Salim's obsession with Yvette.

9. What was the social gaffe that got Yvette excluded for the President's social events?

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

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