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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 45-60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator's favorite tree?
(a) Acacia.
(b) Bonsai.
(c) Oak.
(d) Boabab.

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

3. What did Mustafa do as the first Sudanese?
(a) Marry a French woman.
(b) Marry only one woman at a time.
(c) Marry an English woman.
(d) Marry an Egyptian woman.

4. Who was Mustafa's only relative?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

5. How old is the strange man in the village the narrator is curious about?
(a) Around 40.
(b) Around 60.
(c) Around 70.
(d) Around 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator tell his family about the Europeans?

2. Where did the narrator stay during his absence in the village?

3. What does the narrator hear about Mustafa during the conversation in the train?

4. What is the name of the river that runs through the village?

5. How did Mustafa feel when he grew up?

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