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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 116-133.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator know about the legendary flooding of the Nile?
(a) Mustafa told him.
(b) He read about it.
(c) His father told him.
(d) His mother told him.

2. Who tried to prevent the tragedy at Wad's house?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Mahjoub.
(c) Nobody.
(d) The neighbors.

3. What was presumed about Mustafa during the big flooding?
(a) That he moved.
(b) That he lost his children.
(c) That he lost his wife.
(d) That he drowned.

4. How many years after Mustafa's death did the narrator go to work at the Department of Education in Khartoum?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Two years.

5. What is the house of the narrator's grandfather made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Brick.
(c) Palm leaves.
(d) Mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were rooms added to the grandfather's house?

2. Who is the narrator guardian of?

3. How wass the grandfather's house built?

4. What killed Wad and Hosna?

5. Who met the narrator when he arrived back into the village by steamer?

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