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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, what book did the Oberleutnant leave for Hamza?

2. In Chapter 7, what is the name of the African worker who brings Hamza, the officer, and the others food?

3. Where did Hamza live before he ran away to join the schutztruppe?

4. On what day of Idd in Chapter 12, does Hamza ask Afiya to marry him?

5. How long does Khalifa offer to let Hamza sleep in an outside storeroom at his house in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation do the pastor and Hamza have about the book the Oberleutnant left Hamza?

2. What does Khalifa tell Hamza happened to Hashim Abubakar, the man he worked for?

3. What type of wedding do Hamza and Afiya have and where do they live after they are married?

4. In Chapter 11, how is Afiya feeling about Hamza?

5. What is the mission like that the Oberleutnant, Hamza, and some other men visit in Chapter 7?

6. How does Hamza get a job in Chapter 8?

7. How is Hamza injured in Chapter 7?

8. What does Hamza tell Khalifa about his background?

9. How does Khalifa usually spend his evenings in Chapter 10?

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

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 2

In much of Afterlives, East Africa is a German colony. What is the political situation when the Germans are in charge of East Africa? How do they secure their power? What is life like for the Africans when the Germans are in power? What is revealed about colonialism through the actions of the Germans and the lives of the Africans?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. Where and when does Afterlives take place? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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