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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Nassor, Amur Biashara's son, when Khalifa comes to work for the merchant?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

2. How many rooms are in the upstiar block on the right-hand side of the boma in Chapter 5?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

3. In Chapter 4, how old must Jamila be when she is married?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

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

5. When is al Bushiri hanged?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1888.

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

7. In Chapter 6, when do the British forces enter Tanga?
(a) July 3, 1916.
(b) July 17, 1916.
(c) July 9, 1916.
(d) July 29, 1916.

8. How long does Khalifa work for the Gujarati banker brothers?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 13 years.
(d) 11 years.

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

10. How many siblings did Qassim have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

11. How long after Khalifa returns home and finds his father ill does his father die?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 5 days.

12. When do the British land in Tanga and demand the surrender of the port?
(a) October 1914.
(b) September 1914.
(c) December 1914.
(d) November 1914.

13. In Chapter 4, how many girls does Bi Habiba teach in her home before Afiya is sent to learn from her?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

14. About how much older are Issa and Zawadi than Afiya?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 5 or 6 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 3 or 4 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ilyas goes to his home village, what is the name of the man who gives him a place to sleep on his journey?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 3, what time do the schutztruppe leave the recruiting depot?

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