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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. At what call to prayer does the officer usually pour himself his first schanpps of the evening in Chapter 5?
(a) Isha.
(b) Zuhr.
(c) Fajr.
(d) Maghrib.

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

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

8. When Afiya is 15, what material do Jamila and Saada use to make Afiya a dress?
(a) Silk.
(b) Taffeta.
(c) Satin.
(d) Cotton.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Where is Khalifa working when he meets Amur Biashara?
(a) Grocery distribution.
(b) Manufacturer.
(c) Bank.
(d) Warehouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how old is the driver who takes Ilyas the last leg of his journey to his village?

2. How old is Khalifa when he meets Amur Biashara?

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

4. In Chapter 4, how many girls does Bi Habiba teach in her home before Afiya is sent to learn from her?

5. How long have the German's occupied the land in Chapter 2?

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