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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the narrator go see his sister?
(a) On the first day of his visit.
(b) On the second day of his visit.
(c) On the fourth day of his visit.
(d) On the third day of his visit.

2. How wass the grandfather's house built?
(a) Messy.
(b) Rapidly.
(c) Methodically.
(d) Thoughtfully.

3. What would Hosna not do to Wad for two weeks after the wedding?
(a) Smile.
(b) Write.
(c) Talk.
(d) Cook dinner.

4. When did legendary flooding of the Nile occur?
(a) Every 100 years.
(b) Every 40 or 50 years.
(c) Every 20 or 30 years.
(d) Never.

5. Who is the narrator guardian of?
(a) Mustafa's children.
(b) Wad's children.
(c) Mustafa's wife.
(d) Wad's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tried to prevent the tragedy at Wad's house?

2. What else does the man on the train talk to the narrator about?

3. Why did the narrator visit his sister?

4. Who was the narrator thinking about during his ghastly journey to the village?

5. What was the name of the college Mustafa went to in the Sudan?

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