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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 3-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Afiya have a cast on her hand in Chapter 4?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) A week.
(d) A few days.

2. When Ilyas goes to his home village, what is the name of the man who gives him a place to sleep on his journey?
(a) Salman.
(b) Karim.
(c) Omar.
(d) Akeem.

3. In Chapter 5, what does Hamza learn some of the Nubi noncommissioned officers are addicted to?
(a) Mescal.
(b) Cannabis.
(c) Opium.
(d) Coca.

4. In Chapter 5, how many askari are on the march?
(a) 175.
(b) 150.
(c) 125.
(d) 200.

5. Where did Qassim go to school?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Bangalore.
(c) Ahmedabad.
(d) Bombay.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what call to prayer does the officer usually pour himself his first schanpps of the evening in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 5, by the time the British ask for a truce, how many of their troops are dead?

3. How long does Khalifa work for the Gujarati banker brothers?

4. In Chapter 3, how many of the new recruits are sent to the carrier corps office?

5. How old is Khalifa when he marries?

(see the answer key)

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