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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 3, when do Hamza and the other recruits arrive at the camp?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Noon.
(c) 8 p.m.
(d) 4 p.m.

7. How old is Afiya in Chapter 6 when the British take control of the coast?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

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

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

10. How many people die of starvation during the Maji Maji uprising?
(a) 500,000.
(b) Tens of thousands.
(c) Hundreds of thousands.
(d) 750,000.

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

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

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

14. Where does Hamza notice that the Oberleutnant has scars in Chapter 5?
(a) Torso.
(b) Shoulders.
(c) Forearms.
(d) Calves.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When Hamza goes into the infirmary, how many empty beds are in the room where he is examined in Chapter 3?

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