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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how long do the recruits train before they meet the German subaltern Feldwebel Walther?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) A week.
(d) Several days.

2. In Chapter 2, how long does Ilyas think he will fight in the schutztruppe?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) A year.
(d) A few months.

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

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

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

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

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

8. When the war starts, to where is the schutztruppe to take the train in Chapter 5?
(a) Kigoma.
(b) Moshi.
(c) Tanga.
(d) Dodoma.

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

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

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

12. In Chapter 3, how many of the new recruits are sent to the carrier corps office?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

14. By what time is Hamza expected to complete his dudties as the officer's personal servant in Chapter 5?
(a) 6:30 a.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 7:30 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

15. How old is Afiya's aunt and uncle's son when she returns to their home in Chapter 2?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hamza notice that the Oberleutnant has scars in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 3, who has the Nubi ombasha fought for before the Germans?

3. In Chapter 4, how old must Jamila be when she is married?

4. How old is a young girl who brings Ilyas and his host coffee in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Hamza learn some of the Nubi noncommissioned officers are addicted to?

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