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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. How many siblings did Qassim have?

2. In Chapter 3, how long do the recruits train before they meet the German subaltern Feldwebel Walther?

3. In Chapter 5, where does the officer say that he is from?

4. How long is Khalifa with Amur Biashara when he learns that his mother has died?

5. How old was Ilyas when he ran away from home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What instructions are the recruits given after they have a medical exam?

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

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

7. How do Hamza and the other recruits spend their afternoons?

8. What is Afiya's life like when Ilyas takes her to the city?

9. Who is Qassim?

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

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

The schutztruppe is the German colonial army. How are African recruits treated in the schutztruppe? How are the schutztruppe cruel to African recruits and native peoples?

Essay Topic 3

The last weeks of the war are a nightmare. Why do the carriers and askari desert?

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