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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. What type of wood do the shavings come from that Hamza picks up from the floor first when he goes into the workshop in Chapter 8?
(a) Mvule.
(b) Burkea.
(c) Sandalo.
(d) Msonobari.

2. What does Afiya's name mean?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Do good.
(c) Good health.
(d) Honor.

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

4. What day of the week does Afiya come to Hamza when she is supposed to be visiting her Jamila for the afternoon in Chapter 11?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

5. What color is the book cover that the Oberleutenant left for Hamza in Chapter 7?
(a) Blue and gold.
(b) Black and gold.
(c) Green and gold.
(d) Red and gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sulemani, the master carpenter?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 9, where does Hamza sleep?

3. In Chapter 8, how many crew members does the nahodha have?

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

5. Who is ruling the coast in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hamza tell Khalifa about his background?

2. In Chapter 11, what changes during Ramadhan?

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

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

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

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

7. How is Hamza injured in Chapter 7?

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

9. How old is Afiya in Chapter 9, and what are her marriage prospects?

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

(see the answer keys)

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