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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 19-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Mustafa decide to stay in the village after leaving the place he was from?
(a) Because he falls in love with a woman.
(b) Because he meets the narrator.
(c) Because he gets offered a job.
(d) Because he likes it.

3. In what has the narrator earned a doctorate?
(a) Literature.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Law.

4. Who joins the narrator when he is drinking with Mahjoub one day?
(a) Mahmoud.
(b) Mustafa.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Sa'eed.

5. What did Mustafa do when this influential man appeared?
(a) Run away.
(b) Talk to him.
(c) Offer him tea.
(d) Hide somewhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the public prosecutor at Mustafa's trial?

2. How did Jean Morris end her life?

3. How many days following their introduction do the narrator and Mustafa have dinner?

4. What is the name of the strange man in the village?

5. Why did Mustafa marry Jean?

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