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

2. In Chapter 5, where were the people from who killed the German missionaries?
(a) Iringa and Shinyanga.
(b) Songea and Kasulu.
(c) Meru and Arusha.
(d) Tanga and Kahama.

3. In Chapter 3, what time do the schutztruppe leave the recruiting depot?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) Mid-day.
(c) First light.
(d) 7 a.m.

4. How many siblings did Qassim have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people die of starvation during the Maji Maji uprising?

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

4. How many officers die on the retreat from Rufiji in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 3, how many of the new recruits are sent to the carrier corps office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Qassim?

2. What was Khalifa's first job?

3. How do Khalifa's parents die?

4. Why does Afiya return to her village and then return again to the city?

5. How do the Germans end the Maji Maji uprising?

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

7. How was Khalifa educated?

8. When and where do the British make a landing and how does their landing end in Chapter 5?

9. How does Afiya spend the first few months she is with Khalifa and Asha?

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

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