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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 3, how long do the recruits train before they meet the German subaltern Feldwebel Walther?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) A week.
(d) Several days.

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

3. When Afiya is 15, what material do Jamila and Saada use to make Afiya a dress?
(a) Taffeta.
(b) Satin.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Silk.

4. When Ilays's mother died, how old was her baby?
(a) 14 or 15 months.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 15 or 16 months.
(d) 10 months.

5. How old is Afiya in Chapter 6 when the British take control of the coast?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, how old must Jamila be when she is married?

3. What type of business does Nassor ask his father to finance when he finishes school?

4. When the askari subdued the disobedient Wachagga chiefs Rindi and his son, Meli, how many other chiefs were hanged?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Qassim?

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

3. How was Khalifa educated?

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

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

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

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

8. How do Hamza and the other recruits spend their afternoons?

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

10. How do Khalifa's parents die?

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