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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. When Hamza begins running errands for Asha and the household, what is he given for breakfast in Chapter 10?
(a) Injera and tea.
(b) Bread and tea.
(c) Akelet and tea.
(d) Beans and tea.

2. How long does the nahodha and his crew decide to drop anchor at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) Until noon.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) Until morning.

3. In Chapter 8, who does Khalifa say keep dried shark fin, sea cucumber, and ripusa in a warehouse?
(a) Japanese man.
(b) British man.
(c) Chinaman.
(d) French man.

4. In Chapter 11, what building stands in the place where Hamza thinks he lived in the back of a shop?
(a) Warehouse.
(b) Cafe.
(c) Office building.
(d) Large house.

5. What day of the week does Afiya slip into Hamza's room in Chapter 11?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hamza break fast with Khalifa on the porch in Chapter 11?

2. On what day of Idd in Chapter 12, does Hamza ask Afiya to marry him?

3. What are the names of the pastor's daughters in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 7, what is the name of the African worker who brings Hamza, the officer, and the others food?

5. What was the last name of the man Hamza's father gave him to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Khalifa offer Hamza when he learns Hamza has no place to sleep?

2. How does Hamza get a job in Chapter 8?

3. What does Hamza learn about Sulemani and how he became a carpenter in Chapter 11?

4. How is Hamza injured in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 7, why is the mission allowed to stay open?

6. In Chapter 8, how does Hamza return to the town he left so long ago?

7. What does Hamza tell Khalifa about his background?

8. How does Khalifa usually spend his evenings in Chapter 10?

9. What type of wedding do Hamza and Afiya have and where do they live after they are married?

10. What is the mission like that the Oberleutnant, Hamza, and some other men visit in Chapter 7?

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