Afterlives Test | Final Test - Hard

Abdulrazak Gurnah
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Afterlives Test | Final Test - Hard

Abdulrazak Gurnah
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 12, how long after Hamza asks Afiya to marry him do they marry?

2. In Chapter 10, how many women work for Sungura?

3. What is the name of the man Hamza replaces in the timber workshop in Chapter 10?

4. 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?

5. What job does Nassor Biashara say Hamza will do in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Sulemani learn that Hamza can speak and read German in Chapter 10?

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

7. In Chapter 8, how does Hamza return to the town he left so long ago?

8. How is Hamza injured in Chapter 7?

9. In Chapter 9, what does Khalifa offer Hamza when he learns Hamza has no place to sleep?

10. How does Afiya begin coming to Hamza's room in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is either the highest point of tension or a turning point in a novel. What is the climax of Afterlives and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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