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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. How old is Hamza when he begins to work for Nassor Biashara in Chapter 8?

3. How old was the Oberleutnant's younger brother when he died?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Hamza tell Afiya that the Feldwebel used when he injured him?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 9, where does Hamza sleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 7, how does Pascal serve as Hamza's main nurse?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hamza and Afiya begin to notice one another. How do Hamza and Afiya begin to notice one another? How and why do they come to love one another and marry?

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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