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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Felix run into a prostitute?
(a) At a coffee stand.
(b) On the walk back to school.
(c) Near a hot dog cart.
(d) The nightclub bathroom.

2. What happens when Gabriel tries to flee?
(a) He is chased down and tied up.
(b) He is stabbed with bayonets.
(c) He is fired upon but escapes.
(d) He is shot in the leg.

3. What is the name of Smith's wife?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Margie.
(c) Matilda.
(d) Mallory.

4. How much time has elapsed between Part Two, Chapter Three and Part Two, Chapter Four?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

5. Who does Felix stop to see on his way home from the nightclub?
(a) His parents.
(b) Amory.
(c) Holland.
(d) Charis.

6. On what condition are the wounded allowed to leave Tanga?
(a) The British pay a ransom.
(b) That they will not serve in the military again.
(c) That they will return to England.
(d) The British agree to leave Tanga and never return.

7. What does Major Hamish Cobb inspect before dinner?
(a) The children's beds.
(b) The children's hands.
(c) The sanitation state of the kitchen.
(d) The shining of his shoes.

8. What is the setting of Part Two, Chapter One?
(a) Smithville.
(b) Greenville.
(c) Slowville.
(d) Jonesville.

9. What country are the Von Bishop's from?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Austria.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

10. How many telegrams did Felix's family receive about Gabriel?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

11. What is the setting of Part One, Chapter Four?
(a) German East Africa.
(b) England.
(c) British West Africa.
(d) America.

12. What is the condition of the person who summons Walter?
(a) He is ill.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is intoxicated.
(d) He is sleeping.

13. What is the name of the hotel Smith stays at after leaving his farm?
(a) The St. Francis.
(b) The Ritz.
(c) The Westin.
(d) The Norfolk.

14. Why is Felix rejected for military service?
(a) He is unable to pass the physical fitness test.
(b) He is a concionscious objector.
(c) He is in college.
(d) Poor eyesight.

15. Why are Gabriel and his men stranded at anchor for sixteen days?
(a) A mechanical problem.
(b) A change in orders.
(c) Mutiny among the crew.
(d) An administrative mistake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Felix and Holland often discriminated against?

2. The British attack on Tanga is a __________________.

3. What mode of transportation does Smith use in Part One?

4. What nationality of soldiers are responsible for Gabriel fleeing?

5. Who burns Smith's crops?

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