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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. When the war starts, to where is the schutztruppe to take the train in Chapter 5?

2. How old is Khalifa when he meets Amur Biashara?

3. How many rooms do Afiya's aunt and uncle have in their house?

4. What month and day does Afiya select for her birthday in Chapter 6?

5. What fever kills many askari in Chapter 5 because the Rufiji is in heavy flood and the mosquitoes are rampant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Hamza learn from the sick report he collects from the medical officer and takes to the Oberleutnant?

6. Who does Khalifa marry and how does he come to marry?

7. How was Khalifa educated?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hamza believes that Feldwebel Walther is an example of a typical German officer. How does the way that Walther abuses the power he has as a German soldier cause Hamza to see Wlather as an example of a typical German soldier?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The protagonist is usually a good person in a story and the antagonist is usually a bad person. Who are the protagonists and main characters in Afterlives? Which characters create the most conflict for these characters? Why are the main characters protagonists and those who cause them conflict antagonists?

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