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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 year.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) A few months.

2. When the war starts, to where is the schutztruppe to take the train in Chapter 5?
(a) Moshi.
(b) Dodoma.
(c) Tanga.
(d) Kigoma.

3. How many people die of starvation during the Maji Maji uprising?
(a) Tens of thousands.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 750,000.
(d) Hundreds of thousands.

4. How long does Afiya have a cast on her hand in Chapter 4?
(a) A few days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) A week.
(d) 2 days.

5. What type of business does Nassor ask his father to finance when he finishes school?
(a) Construction.
(b) Plumbing.
(c) Cobbler.
(d) Carpentry.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how much older are Issa and Zawadi than Afiya?

2. In Chapter 5, where does the officer say that he is from?

3. In Chapter 5, by the time the British ask for a truce, how many of their troops are dead?

4. How old is Nassor, Amur Biashara's son, when to starts school?

5. How many siblings did Qassim have?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Nassor Biashara moves Khalifa to the warehouse and lowers his salary, what does Khalifa do?

2. Who is Qassim?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What do Hamza and the other recruits learn in their training sessions with German subaltern Feldwebel Walther?

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

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

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