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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 116-133.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How were Hosna and Wad buried?
(a) With a busy ceremony.
(b) Slowly with lots of greetings.
(c) With a nice funeral.
(d) Quickly and without a funeral.

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

4. What does the narrator do when he hears the story about Mustafa in the train?
(a) He smiles.
(b) He says he knew Mustafa as well.
(c) He says he doesn't know who Mustafa is.
(d) He listens.

5. What was the narrator's promise to Mustafa?
(a) Not to go into the triangular room.
(b) Not to take care of his sons.
(c) Not to talk about him.
(d) Not to talk about his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. With who did they banter back and forth about their sexual exploits at grandfather's house?

2. What did the narrator regret not having done?

3. How many months a year dioesthe narrator spend in the village he grew up in?

4. What did this influential man do to Mustafa?

5. How did Jean Morris end her life?

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