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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old is Khalifa when he is sent to a private tutor to learn mathematics, bookkeeping, and elementary English vocabulary?
(a) 10.
(b) 13.
(c) About 11.
(d) Not quite 12.

4. In Chapter 3, who has the Nubi ombasha fought for before the Germans?
(a) Italy and Egypt.
(b) English and the Khedive.
(c) Portual and Spain.
(d) English and French.

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

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

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

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

9. When Ilyas goes to his home village, what is the name of the man who gives him a place to sleep on his journey?
(a) Akeem.
(b) Karim.
(c) Salman.
(d) Omar.

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

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

12. 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) 10 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 12 years.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings did Qassim have?

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

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

4. How long after Khalifa returns home and finds his father ill does his father die?

5. In Chapter 2, how long do Khalifa and Ilyas meet at the cafe in the afternoon or early evening?

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