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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 166-169.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had instructions about what to do in the event of Mustafa's death?
(a) A letter.
(b) A diary.
(c) A testament.
(d) A postcard.

2. How long ago did he leave the village the last time?
(a) 32 days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) 28 days.
(d) One month.

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

4. Why did the narrator want to contact Mrs. Robinson?
(a) She was Mustafa's wife.
(b) She attended Mustafa's trial.
(c) She was Mustafa's best friend.
(d) She lived with Mustafa.

5. With who did they banter back and forth about their sexual exploits at grandfather's house?
(a) With the old women.
(b) With the village leaders.
(c) With the old men.
(d) With the neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the narrator feel, realizing his world turned upside down?

3. What does the narrator say about Western women?

4. What did Hosna think about getting married again?

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

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