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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. How long after Amur Biashara gets sick during an epidemic does he die?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 4 days.

2. In Chapter 5, what time of day does Hamza take a cup of coffee to the officer?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 5 p.m.
(c) About 4 p.m.
(d) Around 3:30 p.m.

3. How old is Khalifa when he marries?
(a) 31.
(b) 29.
(c) 30.
(d) 28.

4. What fever kills many askari in Chapter 5 because the Rufiji is in heavy flood and the mosquitoes are rampant?
(a) Blackwater.
(b) Dengue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Rift Valley.

5. In Chapter 4, how old must Jamila be when she is married?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the British land in Tanga and demand the surrender of the port?

2. How old was Ilyas when he ran away from home?

3. How old was Afiya when her aun told her why they took her in?

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

5. In Chapter 3, when do Hamza and the other recruits arrive at the camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hamza learn from the sick report he collects from the medical officer and takes to the Oberleutnant?

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

4. In Chapter 5 how does the schutztruppe fight on?

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

6. Who does Khalifa work for after the Gujarat banker brothers decide to transfer their business to Mombasa?

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

8. How did Amur Biashara do his business, and how did his way of doing business fail him?

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

10. Who does Khalifa marry and how does he come to marry?

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