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

2. What beverage does Hamza buy in the mornings in Chapter 10?
(a) Sweet tea.
(b) Rooibos tea.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Sobolo.

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

4. In Chapter 10, what does Sulemani work on during lunch?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Carving.
(c) Making toys.
(d) Embroidery.

5. What book did Frau pastor give Hamza when he left the mission?
(a) Reisebilder.
(b) Zur Geschichte der Religion und Philosophie in Deutschland.
(c) Die Harzreise.
(d) Buch der Lieder.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What day of the week does Afiya slip into Hamza's room in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 11, what building stands in the place where Hamza thinks he lived in the back of a shop?

5. How old was the Oberleutnant's younger brother when he died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. In Chapter 7, what does a British officer tell the pastor at the mission?

5. What word does Hamza do as he heals in Chapter 7?

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

7. What does Khalifa tell Hamza happened to Hashim Abubakar, the man he worked for?

8. How does Afiya begin coming to Hamza's room in Chapter 11?

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

10. How does Sulemani learn that Hamza can speak and read German in Chapter 10?

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