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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, how many rooms are in the officer's apartment?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. How long have the German's occupied the land in Chapter 2?
(a) About 40 years.
(b) 30 years or so.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 25 years.

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 5, what does Hamza learn some of the Nubi noncommissioned officers are addicted to?
(a) Coca.
(b) Mescal.
(c) Cannabis.
(d) Opium.

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

9. Where did Qassim go to school?
(a) Bangalore.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Ahmedabad.

10. Where is Khalifa working when he meets Amur Biashara?
(a) Warehouse.
(b) Bank.
(c) Manufacturer.
(d) Grocery distribution.

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

12. How long does Khalifa stay with his tutor?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

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

14. What fever kills many askari in Chapter 5 because the Rufiji is in heavy flood and the mosquitoes are rampant?
(a) Dengue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Rift Valley.
(d) Blackwater.

15. In Chapter 2, who told Afiya never to go up the hill?
(a) Father.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Khalifa when he marries?

2. How old is Khalifa when he is sent to a private tutor to learn mathematics, bookkeeping, and elementary English vocabulary?

3. In Chapter 5, how old is Julius, the senior orderly?

4. In Chapter 2, how long does Ilyas think he will fight in the schutztruppe?

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

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