View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was presumed about Mustafa during the big flooding?
(a) That he lost his children.
(b) That he lost his wife.
(c) That he drowned.
(d) That he moved.

2. What was the name of the college Mustafa went to in the Sudan?
(a) Gordon Collage.
(b) Oxford Collage.
(c) Khartoum Collage.
(d) Graham Collage.

3. What is the name of the river that runs through the village?
(a) Donau.
(b) Nile.
(c) Schelde.
(d) Amazon.

4. How long has the narrator been gone before returning to his village in Africa?
(a) Six years
(b) Seven years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Eight years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator talk to one day when taking the train?

2. When was the Sudanese independence?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 207 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample