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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days following their introduction do the narrator and Mustafa have dinner?
(a) The next day.
(b) In ten days.
(c) In four days.
(d) In two days.

2. How many different women was Mustafa living with simultaneously when he was with Jean?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

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

4. Who does the narrator remember when he sees his favorite tree?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His best friend.

5. What did Mustafa cause to other young women?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Disease.
(d) Love of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last time Mustafa saw his mother?

2. When was the Sudanese independence?

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

4. What did the narrator miss most during his absence in the village?

5. Why did Mustafa marry Jean?

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