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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 88-104.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator do when he hears the story about Mustafa in the train?
(a) He says he doesn't know who Mustafa is.
(b) He says he knew Mustafa as well.
(c) He listens.
(d) He smiles.

2. What were Western women called in the stories at grandfather's house?
(a) Infidel women.
(b) Smart women.
(c) Pretty women.
(d) Ugly women.

3. What did Mustafa suffer from?
(a) A chronic disease.
(b) Wanderlust.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Suicidal thoughts.

4. What did Mustafa have in Khartoum?
(a) Another child.
(b) A fancy car.
(c) A business.
(d) A testament.

5. Who does the narrator visit a month after the conversation on the train?
(a) Some people from the University in Khartoum.
(b) Some people from the University in Cairo.
(c) Some people from the Department of Agriculture.
(d) Some people from the Department of Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mustafa's last name?

2. How was Mustafa presented at his trial?

3. What happened to Mustafa during the big flooding?

4. How many different women was Mustafa living with simultaneously when he was with Jean?

5. What did Mustafa do when this influential man appeared?

(see the answer key)

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