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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many officers die on the retreat from Rufiji in Chapter 5?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

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

4. How old is Nassor, Amur Biashara's son, when Khalifa comes to work for the merchant?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

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

6. How old was Ilyas when he ran away from home?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

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

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

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

10. How long does Afiya have a cast on her hand in Chapter 4?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) A few days.
(d) A week.

11. How many siblings did Qassim have?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

12. In Chapter 5, what time of day does Hamza take a cup of coffee to the officer?
(a) Around 3:30 p.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) About 4 p.m.
(d) 5 p.m.

13. What month and day does Afiya select for her birthday in Chapter 6?
(a) 6th day of the 6th month.
(b) 15th day of the 10th month.
(c) 4th day of the 8th month.
(d) 10th day of the 5th month.

14. In Chapter 4, how old must Jamila be when she is married?
(a) 19.
(b) 17.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

15. When do the British land in Tanga and demand the surrender of the port?
(a) December 1914.
(b) October 1914.
(c) September 1914.
(d) November 1914.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what language does someone begin to sing a song that is like a sung conversation in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 3, how long do the recruits train before they meet the German subaltern Feldwebel Walther?

4. At what call to prayer does the officer usually pour himself his first schanpps of the evening in Chapter 5?

5. How many rooms are in the upstiar block on the right-hand side of the boma in Chapter 5?

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