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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator talk to one day when taking the train?
(a) His father.
(b) A retired lawyer.
(c) His brother.
(d) A retired civil servant.

2. How was Mustafa presented at his trial?
(a) As a young genius.
(b) As an unintelligent student.
(c) As a young murderer.
(d) As a suicidal man.

3. How many siblings does Mustafa have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

4. Where did Mustafa meet Jean Morris?
(a) In Chelsea.
(b) In Dublin.
(c) In Cairo.
(d) In Khartoum.

5. Who waits for the narrator each time he arrived back in his childhood village?
(a) His father and other family members.
(b) Just his friends.
(c) Just his father.
(d) His father and his friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Bint Mazjoub tell stories of?

2. When was the Sudanese independence?

3. What does the narrator say about Western women?

4. What is the narrator's response to the presumption about Mustafa?

5. How often did the steamer come to the narrator's childhood village?

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