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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. About how old does Hamza think Khalifa is when he meets him in Chapter 8?

2. What was the last name of the man Hamza's father gave him to?

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

4. In Chapter 11, how long does Sulemani say that he went to school to read the Koran?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does a British officer tell the pastor at the mission?

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

3. In Chapter 7, why is the mission allowed to stay open?

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

5. How old is Afiya in Chapter 9, and what are her marriage prospects?

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

7. What does Hamza learn about Sulemani and how he became a carpenter in Chapter 11?

8. What job does Hamza get after Nassor does not need him to work at the warehouse?

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

10. How does Hamza start serving in Khalifa and Asha's house?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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