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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long has Hamza been living in the storeroom when Afiya brings him food and they talk about her life in Chapter 10?
(a) 8 months.
(b) Several months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) A couple months.

3. Who hits Hamza and injures him badly in Chapter 7?
(a) Ombasha.
(b) Oberleutnant.
(c) Shaush.
(d) Feldwebel.

4. Who is ruling the coast in Chapter 9?
(a) Belgians.
(b) French.
(c) British.
(d) Dutch.

5. In Chapter 8, who does Khalifa say keep dried shark fin, sea cucumber, and ripusa in a warehouse?
(a) Chinaman.
(b) French man.
(c) British man.
(d) Japanese man.

6. On what day of Idd in Chapter 12, does Hamza ask Afiya to marry him?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 4th.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 1st.

7. What type of wood do the shavings come from that Hamza picks up from the floor first when he goes into the workshop in Chapter 8?
(a) Msonobari.
(b) Burkea.
(c) Sandalo.
(d) Mvule.

8. 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) Nearly a month.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) About 2 months.

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

10. What is a boy hammering nails into as Hamza passes a yard whose wooden gates stand wide open in Chapter 8?
(a) Box.
(b) Boards.
(c) Hut.
(d) Packing crate.

11. In Chapter 12, what does Hamza tell Afiya he will make her after they are married?
(a) Chair.
(b) Table.
(c) Cupboard.
(d) Jewelry box.

12. What job does Nassor Biashara say Hamza will do in Chapter 8?
(a) Furniture repair.
(b) Driver.
(c) Laborer.
(d) Night watchman.

13. In Chapter 8, what time of day does Hamza round the breakwater in a boat?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Twilight.
(c) Mid-afternoon.
(d) Noon.

14. What day of the week does Afiya slip into Hamza's room in Chapter 11?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Saturday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10 when Hamza has to accompany Idris and Dubu to the port to collect a consignment, how many times has he returned to the port since he arrived in the town?

2. What is the name of the man in Chapter 8, who takes Hamza to Khalifa at the warehouse?

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

4. What beverage does Hamza buy in the mornings in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 11, what is being observed?

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