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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Afiya's uncle have?
(a) Banker.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Security guard.
(d) Grocer.

2. After the muadhin's call to afternoon prayer, how long does Khalifa return to work in Chapter 4?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 1 1/2 hours.
(d) 2 1/2 hours.

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

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

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

6. How old was Afiya when her aun told her why they took her in?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

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

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

9. How old is Khalifa when he marries?
(a) 31.
(b) 30.
(c) 28.
(d) 29.

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

11. How old is Khalifa when he meets Amur Biashara?
(a) 26.
(b) 27.
(c) 24.
(d) 25.

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

13. In what language does someone begin to sing a song that is like a sung conversation in Chapter 3?
(a) Zulu.
(b) Shona.
(c) Kiswahili.
(d) Xhosa.

14. In Chapter 2, what disease is Afiya tested for?
(a) Schistosomiasis.
(b) Katayama fever.
(c) Bilharzia.
(d) Trypanosomiasis.

15. When Ilays's mother died, how old was her baby?
(a) 14 or 15 months.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 15 or 16 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many new recruits are in Hamza's group in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 4, how old is Afiya when she gets her own room for the first time?

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

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

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

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