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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the early years of Khalifa and Asha's marriage, how many times does she miscarry in three years?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. In Chapter 5, how old is Julius, the senior orderly?
(a) Late 30s.
(b) Late 20s.
(c) 33.
(d) 29.

5. How old is Nassor, Amur Biashara's son, when to starts school?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

6. In Chapter 3, what time do the schutztruppe leave the recruiting depot?
(a) First light.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 7 a.m.
(d) Mid-day.

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

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

9. What type of business does Nassor ask his father to finance when he finishes school?
(a) Plumbing.
(b) Carpentry.
(c) Cobbler.
(d) Construction.

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

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

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

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

14. When the askari subdued the disobedient Wachagga chiefs Rindi and his son, Meli, how many other chiefs were hanged?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

15. In Chapter 5, where were the people from who killed the German missionaries?
(a) Iringa and Shinyanga.
(b) Songea and Kasulu.
(c) Meru and Arusha.
(d) Tanga and Kahama.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the muadhin's call to afternoon prayer, how long does Khalifa return to work in Chapter 4?

3. What fever kills many askari in Chapter 5 because the Rufiji is in heavy flood and the mosquitoes are rampant?

4. When do the British land in Tanga and demand the surrender of the port?

5. How many officers die on the retreat from Rufiji in Chapter 5?

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