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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, how many rooms are in the officer's apartment?

3. How old is Afiya's aunt and uncle's son when she returns to their home in Chapter 2?

4. Where is Khalifa working when he meets Amur Biashara?

5. By what time is Hamza expected to complete his dudties as the officer's personal servant in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 5 how does the schutztruppe fight on?

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

9. How does Hamza take to the harsh regime in Chapter 3?

10. How did Amur Biashara do his business, and how did his way of doing business fail him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hamza and Khalifa meet when Nassor sends Hamza to work at the warehouse. How does Khalifa treat Hamza at first? How and why does their relationship change?

Essay Topic 2

Ramadhan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is a time of fasting and prayer. How and why does life change for the characters in Afterlives during Ramadhan?

Essay Topic 3

Hamza becomes the Oberleutnant’s batman. How would you describe Hamza’s relationship to the Oberleutnant?

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