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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The opening scene in the novel takes place:
(a) Swimming in a pond.
(b) In a dream sequence.
(c) On a train.
(d) In a jail cell.

2. In Part Two, Chapter Five, what country has fortified Tanga?
(a) Germany.
(b) Denmark.
(c) France.
(d) England.

3. What causes controversy between Felix and Gabriel?
(a) Felix's role in the ceremony.
(b) Their father's view of education.
(c) Inheritance from their father.
(d) Gaberiel's beliefs on war.

4. What is Mr. Essanje's occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Insuance representative.
(c) British diplomat.
(d) Psychiatrist.

5. What frustrates Walter in the army?
(a) His pay.
(b) Paperwork.
(c) Inaction.
(d) His commander.

6. Where does Smith send his family?
(a) With Felix Cooper.
(b) With Norman Espie.
(c) To England.
(d) Away from Africa.

7. How much time passes between Part Two Chapters Ten and Eleven?
(a) One week.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six months.

8. What mode of transportation does Smith use in Part One?
(a) Car.
(b) Airplane.
(c) Bike.
(d) Train.

9. What does Gabriel mistake bullets for?
(a) Hummingbirds.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Coconuts.
(d) Bees.

10. While at dinner with his family, what does Felix do that angers the rest of the family?
(a) Brings up past family finance problems.
(b) Starts a fight.
(c) Smokes a cigarette.
(d) Tells an off color joke.

11. The ________ continue the ________ campaign to draw _________ resources away from the war in Europe.
(a) Africans, British, German.
(b) British, German, American.
(c) Americans, British, African.
(d) Germans, African, British.

12. The British attack on Tanga is a __________________.
(a) Diplomatic achievement.
(b) Military success.
(c) Zero sum game.
(d) Complete failure.

13. What is Norman Espie's title?
(a) King.
(b) Reverand.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Esquire.

14. Gabriel and Charis leave France when Austria declares war on who?
(a) Serbia.
(b) Albania.
(c) Germany.
(d) Croatia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the biplane Wheech-Browing flies in Part Two, Chapter Twelve?

2. What is the setting of Part One, Chapter Four?

3. How many telegrams did Felix's family receive about Gabriel?

4. What is the name of the army Walter joins?

5. What limits Gabriel's ability to see while marching towards Tanga?

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