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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 61-69.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator hear about Mustafa during the conversation in the train?
(a) That he killed many women.
(b) That he was a fair student.
(c) That he was the most brilliant student.
(d) That he was a brilliant teacher.

3. How does the narrator think Mustafa died?
(a) By disease or suicide.
(b) By drowning or disease.
(c) By drowning or suicide.
(d) By disease or suffocation.

4. What did the villagers begin to build at one point?
(a) A supermarket.
(b) A school.
(c) A hospital.
(d) An army.

5. Which people occupied the Sudan in the past?
(a) The Americans.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) The French.
(d) The English.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the narrator been gone before returning to his village in Africa?

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

3. What did the narrator do after leaving Mustafa's house the night Mustafa told his story?

4. Who does the narrator visit a month after the conversation on the train?

5. What is the name of the narrator's favorite tree?

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