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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator stay during his absence in the village?
(a) Europe.
(b) Africa.
(c) America.
(d) Asia.

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

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

4. What was presumed about Mustafa by the group of people the narrator talks to?
(a) That he was dead.
(b) That he was an intelligent professor.
(c) That he was a millionaire.
(d) That he was happily married.

5. What did the grandfather splurge on?
(a) What his wife needed.
(b) What the narrator needed.
(c) What he needed for the house.
(d) What he needed for prayer.

6. What did Mustafa suffer from?
(a) Suicidal thoughts.
(b) A chronic disease.
(c) Wanderlust.
(d) Boredom.

7. What is the house of the narrator's grandfather made of?
(a) Mud.
(b) Palm leaves.
(c) Wood.
(d) Brick.

8. How long has the narrator been gone before returning to his village in Africa?
(a) Five years.
(b) Six years
(c) Eight years.
(d) Seven years.

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

10. What did this influential man do to Mustafa?
(a) He beat him.
(b) He offered him tea.
(c) He gave him a gift.
(d) He took him to school.

11. What happened to Mustafa during the big flooding?
(a) He saved a lot of people.
(b) He lost his house.
(c) He didn't return home.
(d) He got married.

12. What does the narrator's sister think about Western women?
(a) That they are not as knowledgeable as their tribal women.
(b) That they are not as attractive as their tribal women.
(c) That they are not as healthy as their tribal women.
(d) That they are not as stupid as their tribal women.

13. What kind of life did the grandfather live?
(a) A rich life.
(b) A comfortable life.
(c) An acetic life.
(d) A tiring life.

14. Who did Wad want to marry?
(a) The widow of Mustafa Sa'eed.
(b) Bint Mazjoub.
(c) The narrator's mother.
(d) The wife of the narrator.

15. Who does the narrator remember when he sees his favorite tree?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which gift does Mustafa bring the narrator when he visits his house?

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

4. Who is the narrator guardian of?

5. How does the narrator think Mustafa died?

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