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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. What beverage does Hamza buy in the mornings in Chapter 10?

2. When Hamza is recuperating at the mission in Chapter 7, what tree can he can see through the windows where he is staying?

3. In Chapter 8, who does Khalifa say keep dried shark fin, sea cucumber, and ripusa in a warehouse?

4. In Chapter 8, how old does Hamza estimate the man is he sees behind a desk?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, what does Hamza buy to furnish the storeroom where Khalifa allows him to live?

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

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

5. What does Hamza tell Khalifa about his background?

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

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

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

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

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

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Gurnah use more metaphors or similes in Afterlives? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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