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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Afiya's uncle have?
(a) Security guard.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Banker.
(d) Grocer.

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

3. Where did Qassim go to school?
(a) Ahmedabad.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Bangalore.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What fever kills many askari in Chapter 5 because the Rufiji is in heavy flood and the mosquitoes are rampant?

2. What type of farm did Ilyas live and work on for the German who sent him to school?

3. How old is Khalifa when he is sent to a private tutor to learn mathematics, bookkeeping, and elementary English vocabulary?

4. When Ilyas goes to his home village, what is the name of the man who gives him a place to sleep on his journey?

5. In Chapter 6, when do the British forces enter Tanga?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how is Hamza under the Oberleutnant's protection?

2. What instructions are the recruits given after they have a medical exam?

3. What does Ilyas learn about his family when he returns to his village?

4. Who is Qassim?

5. What was Khalifa's first job?

6. What is Hamza's first evening like as askari?

7. What is Afiya's life like when Ilyas takes her to the city?

8. In Chapter 5, what duties does Hamza perform as the Oberleutnant's servant before seven in the morning?

9. How do Khalifa's parents die?

10. How does Ilyas come to work at the sisal estate?

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