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

2. What does Indar say he actually learned at the University.
(a) That his education was profitable for him
(b) That he learned enough to get a good job
(c) That he learned how to live successfully in the world
(d) That he learned nothing

3. What is Zabeth's fear for Ferdinand?
(a) That he will be executed
(b) That he will not recover from his illness
(c) That he will turn against her
(d) That he will be sent to a foreign country

4. Reading some of Raymond's articles, what does Salim conclude?
(a) That Raymond had never visited the places he wrote about
(b) That Raymond is a genius as a writer
(c) That Raymond's book will be a best seller
(d) That Raymond will win the Nobel Prize for literature

5. Where is Nazruddin thinking of moving his family?
(a) Brazil
(b) Spain
(c) The USA
(d) Canada

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does a friend of Indar's take him?

2. What news does Salim get from Uganda?

3. Why does Salim close his shop for three hours the day after the affair begins?

4. At the steamer, what does Salim notice about Ferdinand?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain who initiates the affair between Salim and Yvette.

3. How does the situation in the town deteriorate after the Youth Guard is disbanded?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Although already captivated by Yvette, why does Salim think he might not have become involved with her?

10. Explain Zabeth's concern for her son Ferdinand.

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