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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 10, what is the favorite fruit of the traders?

2. Who hits Hamza and injures him badly in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 11, what building stands in the place where Hamza thinks he lived in the back of a shop?

4. What day of the week does Afiya come to Hamza when she is supposed to be visiting her Jamila for the afternoon in Chapter 11?

5. Why did Hamza's father give him away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hamza tell Khalifa about his background?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hamza has seen a great deal of brutality as askari. When he is injured and after he recovers, he finally experiences compassion. How would you contrast the brutality Hamza experiences with the compassion and kindness he later receives? Does the compassion heal the scars he received emotionally from the brutality?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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