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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 5, how many askari are on the march?

2. When do the British land in Tanga and demand the surrender of the port?

3. How old is Khalifa when he is sent to a private tutor to learn mathematics, bookkeeping, and elementary English vocabulary?

4. How many people die of starvation during the Maji Maji uprising?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Nassor Biashara moves Khalifa to the warehouse and lowers his salary, what does Khalifa do?

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

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

4. How was Khalifa educated?

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

6. In Chapter 5, how is Hamza under the Oberleutnant's protection?

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

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

9. How do Khalifa's parents die?

10. Who is Qassim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Afterlives?

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