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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. Who is ruling the coast in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 9, how long has Hamza been gone from his city?

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

4. When Hamza begins running errands for Asha and the household, what is he given for breakfast in Chapter 10?

5. How often does a teenager tell Hamza that a woman and some musicians come to sing and play in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What word does Hamza do as he heals in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

6. How is Hamza injured in Chapter 7?

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

8. In Chapter 11, what changes during Ramadhan?

9. Where is Hamza taken after his injury, and what does the Oberleutnant tell him before Hamza is left behind in Chapter 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Afiya matures, her world becomes smaller and there are more rules and regulations she has to follow. How and why does Afiya’s world become smaller as she matures? What does her life as a young woman reveal about gender roles in East Africa?

Essay Topic 2

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Gurnah use artistic license to create the realistic background of Afterlives?

Essay Topic 3

Hamza believes that Feldwebel Walther is an example of a typical German officer. How does the way that Walther abuses the power he has as a German soldier cause Hamza to see Wlather as an example of a typical German soldier?

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