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

2. What happens when Salim goes to Yvette's house for lunch?
(a) The lunch was cancelled and she forgot to tell him.
(b) There were no other guests invited.
(c) Yvette's cook has quit and Yvette doesn't know how to cook.
(d) Raymond meets him at the door and turns him away.

3. What happens as a backlash against the corruption?
(a) Unknown people sabatoge the Police vehicles.
(b) A committee is sent to appeal to the President.
(c) There are assaults on police stations and statues are toppled.
(d) The squatters from the villages refuse to leave their areas.

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

5. What does Indar tell Salim about his arrival in London?
(a) When he first left Africa for London, he thought he would never come back.
(b) At first he did not think he could make it there.
(c) He was appalled by the racism in London.
(d) He had never been so lost in his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Back in Africa, why does Salim feel sympathy for the President?

2. What does Salim learn from Yvette about Raymond's writing?

3. What does Shoba do when she returns?

4. What becomes routine for Salim?

5. What surprises Metty when Salim comes looking for him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. Explain who initiates the affair between Salim and Yvette.

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

5. What is the situation between the President and Raymond?

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

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

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

9. How does Salim learn more about Raymond?

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

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