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

2. Who are the Kings African Rifles?
(a) The only African troops in the British army.
(b) A group of peace keepers in Africa.
(c) The Kings purchasers of foreign weapons.
(d) A group of militant and rebellious African war lords.

3. In Part Two, Chapter Four, Gabriel is on a ship heading from India to where?
(a) America.
(b) Serbia.
(c) England.
(d) Africa.

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

5. What are Felix's professional ambitions?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Professional athlete.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the askaris?

2. What is the condition of the person who summons Walter?

3. What nationality are the soldiers Gabriel is with?

4. How much time has elapsed between Part Two, Chapter Three and Part Two, Chapter Four?

5. In Part Two, Chapter Five, what country has fortified Tanga?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize what Gabriel reflects on since his honeymoon while aboard a ship from India to Africa.

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

3. In Part One, Chapter Four, why is Felix upset with Gabriel?

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

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

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

7. What changes Walter's stance on joining the army?

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

9. How does Walter try to get his farm back?

10. What changes between Charis and Felix at the end of Part Two, Chapter Ten?

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