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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Hamza when he begins to work for Nassor Biashara in Chapter 8?
(a) 24.
(b) 22.
(c) 23.
(d) 21.

2. During a thunderstorm in Chapter 7, how many askari desert?
(a) 29.
(b) 18.
(c) 22.
(d) 24.

3. What was the last name of the man Hamza's father gave him to?
(a) Haddad.
(b) Moghadam.
(c) Abubakar.
(d) Sabbag.

4. In Chapter 7, what book did the Oberleutnant leave for Hamza?
(a) Musen-Almanach Für das Jahr 1798.
(b) Kabale und Liebe.
(c) Die Braut von Messina.
(d) Die Rauber.

5. During the last week of the war in Chatper 7, how far do the British and Allied Forces follow the schutztruppe?
(a) Mtwara.
(b) Lindi.
(c) Ruvuma.
(d) Tanga.

6. Who is in charge at the mission when Hamza, the officer, and the others arrive in Chapter 7?
(a) Pastor, his wife, 2 children, and another couple.
(b) Pastor, his wife, and 3 children.
(c) Pastor, his wife, and 2 children.
(d) Pastor, his wife, 3 children, and 3 single women.

7. In Chapter 8, what people group does Hamza think the man is who he mistook to be a boy?
(a) Khoi.
(b) Mongo.
(c) Fulani.
(d) Oromo.

8. In Chapter 11, what building stands in the place where Hamza thinks he lived in the back of a shop?
(a) Office building.
(b) Warehouse.
(c) Cafe.
(d) Large house.

9. In Chapter 10, how long does it take the mechanic to get round to fitting the propeller to Nassor's dhow?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) Nearly a month.
(d) About 2 months.

10. How long has Hamza been working for Nassor in Chapter 10?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

11. In Chapter 12, how long after Hamza asks Afiya to marry him do they marry?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 18 days.
(d) 14 days.

12. In Chapter 11, how long does Sulemani say that he went to school to read the Koran?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) A year.
(d) 18 months.

13. When Hamza begins running errands for Asha and the household, what is he given for breakfast in Chapter 10?
(a) Injera and tea.
(b) Bread and tea.
(c) Akelet and tea.
(d) Beans and tea.

14. Where the schutztruppe is fighting in Chapter 7, how long has it been since they fought the Wahehe there before?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 35 years.
(c) About 20 years.
(d) Nearly 30 years.

15. What are the names of the pastor's daughters in Chapter 7?
(a) Sophia and Ella.
(b) Emilia and Mia.
(c) Clara and Hannah.
(d) Lise and Dorthe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the Oberleutnant's younger brother when he died?

2. Midmorning in Chapter 8, on what type of vehicle does Hamza see two men changing a wheel?

3. What is the name of the man Hamza replaces in the timber workshop in Chapter 10?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 9, where does Hamza sleep?

5. Who is ruling the coast in Chapter 9?

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