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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality burned down Smith's farm?
(a) British.
(b) Germans.
(c) American.
(d) African.

2. What is the African attitude towards the British landing?
(a) They are accepting.
(b) They are excited.
(c) They are pleased.
(d) They are resistant.

3. Who are the askaris?
(a) African children.
(b) Shamans.
(c) Native soldiers.
(d) Missionaries.

4. Where does Walter decide to move his family to?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Thika.
(c) Lamu.
(d) Boma Durio.

5. Who escorts Bilderbeck to see Gabriel?
(a) Major Gleeson.
(b) No one. Bilderbeck goes alone.
(c) Sir Arthur.
(d) Von Bishop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What product is Smith buying in Chapter One?

2. What is Norman Espie's title?

3. What is the destination for Gabriel's unit?

4. What causes the Germans to fire on Gabriel?

5. What country are the Von Bishop's from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of Wheech-Browning's visit to Walter's farm?

2. What happens on Charis and Gabriel's honeymoon?

3. Describe Felix's reaction to Amory at the party at her apartment.

4. What happens when an Indian refuses an order by Bilderbeck?

5. Describe Gabriel's recovery in Part Two, Chapter Eleven.

6. What are Walter's thoughts on a war early in the novel?

7. How do Gabriel and other British soldiers get trapped in a ditch?

8. Describe the Von Bishops relationship.

9. Describe how Felix and Holland react differently to the discrimination they face because they are not in military service.

10. In Part Two, Chapter Six, what does Gabriel mistake gunfire for?

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