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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. What year do Khalifa and Asha marry?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1908.

2. How old is Khalifa when he is sent to a private tutor to learn mathematics, bookkeeping, and elementary English vocabulary?
(a) Not quite 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) About 11.

3. In Chapter 5, what time of day does Hamza take a cup of coffee to the officer?
(a) Around 3:30 p.m.
(b) 5 p.m.
(c) About 4 p.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

4. In Chapter 3, what time do the schutztruppe leave the recruiting depot?
(a) First light.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) Mid-day.

5. By what time is Hamza expected to complete his dudties as the officer's personal servant in Chapter 5?
(a) 8 a.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 7:30 a.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of business does Nassor ask his father to finance when he finishes school?

2. How long after Amur Biashara gets sick during an epidemic does he die?

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

4. When the war starts, to where is the schutztruppe to take the train in Chapter 5?

5. How long does Afiya have a cast on her hand in Chapter 4?

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