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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. In Chapter 5, by the time the British ask for a truce, how many of their troops are dead?
(a) Several hundred.
(b) 180.
(c) Not quite 500.
(d) 490.

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

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

14. How long after Amur Biashara gets sick during an epidemic does he die?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 7 days.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, what time do the schutztruppe leave the recruiting depot?

3. How old is Khalifa when he marries?

4. In the early years of Khalifa and Asha's marriage, how many times does she miscarry in three years?

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

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