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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 many officers die on the retreat from Rufiji in Chapter 5?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. In Chapter 4, how old is Afiya when she gets her own room for the first time?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

3. In Chapter 2, how old is the driver who takes Ilyas the last leg of his journey to his village?
(a) 30s.
(b) Teenager.
(c) 20s.
(d) Old man.

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

5. How many strokes will the recruits receive if their uniform is not clean?
(a) 15 strokes of the cane.
(b) 20 strokes of the cane.
(c) 25 strokes of the cane.
(d) 5 strokes of the cane.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

3. How long does Khalifa stay with his tutor?

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

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

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