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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 105-115.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator leave for after the ceremony in his village?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Khartoum.
(c) Europe.
(d) Asia.

2. Which gift does Mustafa bring the narrator when he visits his house?
(a) Bananas and oranges.
(b) Melons and bananas.
(c) Papayas and mangos.
(d) Melons and oranges.

3. What did the narrator do after leaving Mustafa's house the night Mustafa told his story?
(a) He goes home.
(b) He wanders around.
(c) He goes for a swim.
(d) He visits his grandfather.

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

5. What did Wad say when he heard Hosna's reaction to the marriage plans?
(a) That she didn't have to marry him.
(b) That she was just a widow and will marry him.
(c) That he will try to marry somebody else.
(d) That she should have two husbands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did this influential man do to Mustafa?

2. How does the narrator travel back to the village from the steamer?

3. How often did the steamer come to the narrator's childhood village?

4. Who was the narrator thinking about during his drive away from the village?

5. Who did the villagers blame for not getting the project they worked on finished?

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