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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 7, how old does the Oberleutnant believe Hamza was when he joined the askari?
2. What was the last name of the man Hamza's father gave him to?
3. In Chapter 9, how long has the war been over?
4. In Chapter 11, how long does Sulemani say that he went to school to read the Koran?
5. In Chapter 10 when Hamza has to accompany Idris and Dubu to the port to collect a consignment, how many times has he returned to the port since he arrived in the town?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Afiya begin coming to Hamza's room in Chapter 11?
2. What does Hamza tell Khalifa about his background?
3. What does Hamza learn about Sulemani and how he became a carpenter in Chapter 11?
4. How does Hamza get a job in Chapter 8?
5. In Chapter 7, why is the mission allowed to stay open?
6. In Chapter 7, what does a British officer tell the pastor at the mission?
7. In Chapter 8, how does Hamza return to the town he left so long ago?
8. In Chapter 7, how does Pascal serve as Hamza's main nurse?
9. Where is Hamza taken after his injury, and what does the Oberleutnant tell him before Hamza is left behind in Chapter 7?
10. In Chapter 9, what does Khalifa offer Hamza when he learns Hamza has no place to sleep?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?
Essay Topic 2
As Afiya matures, her world becomes smaller and there are more rules and regulations she has to follow. How and why does Afiya’s world become smaller as she matures? What does her life as a young woman reveal about gender roles in East Africa?
Essay Topic 3
Tone conveys an author’s attitude toward a topic. What are some techniques an author uses to convey tone? How might tone influence the reader and the reader’s attitude toward a subject? What is the overall tone of Afterlives?
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