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

2. When were rooms added to the grandfather's house?
(a) Only when needed.
(b) When other rooms were destroyed.
(c) When needed or when extra money was available.
(d) Only when extra money was available.

3. What is the name of the narrator's sister?
(a) Flint Majzoub.
(b) Bint Mahjoub.
(c) Bint Majzoub.
(d) Flint Mahjoub.

4. How do the narrator and his grandfather feel about seeing each other?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Overly excited.

5. Whose voice did the narrator hear when he walked by his grandfather's house?
(a) His father's.
(b) His grandfather's.
(c) His grandmother's.
(d) Mustafa's.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did legendary flooding of the Nile occur?

2. What is the house of the narrator's grandfather made of?

3. With who did they banter back and forth about their sexual exploits at grandfather's house?

4. What happened to Mustafa during the big flooding?

5. Who is the narrator guardian of?

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