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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 7 - Part 3: Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Khalifa offer to let Hamza sleep in an outside storeroom at his house in Chapter 9?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) A week or two.
(d) A few days.

2. In Chapter 7, how long has it been since the atrocities of the Maji Maji were carried out in the region where the schutztruppe is fighting?
(a) About 20 years.
(b) Some 15 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 11 years.

3. How many rooms do Afiya's aunt and uncle have in their house?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

4. In Chapter 2, what disease is Afiya tested for?
(a) Katayama fever.
(b) Bilharzia.
(c) Schistosomiasis.
(d) Trypanosomiasis.

5. In Chapter 3, how long do the recruits train before they meet the German subaltern Feldwebel Walther?
(a) 3 days.
(b) A week.
(c) Several days.
(d) 8 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is ruling the coast in Chapter 9?

2. How old is Nassor, Amur Biashara's son, when Khalifa comes to work for the merchant?

3. In Chapter 4, how many girls does Bi Habiba teach in her home before Afiya is sent to learn from her?

4. In Chapter 5, how many rooms are in the officer's apartment?

5. In Chapter 4, how old is Afiya when she gets her own room for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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