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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Ilyas when he ran away from home?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

2. Where is Khalifa's father from?
(a) Andhra Pradesh.
(b) Rajasthan.
(c) Odisha.
(d) Gujarat.

3. When Ilyas comes to work at the sisal estate, how long has it been since he has been to his hometown?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

5. How old is a young girl who brings Ilyas and his host coffee in Chapter 2?
(a) 9 or 10.
(b) 6 or 7.
(c) 7 or 8.
(d) 8 or 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Qassim go to school?

2. How long is Khalifa with Amur Biashara when he learns that his mother has died?

3. How long after Khalifa returns home and finds his father ill does his father die?

4. When is al Bushiri hanged?

5. How many rooms do Afiya's aunt and uncle have in their house?

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