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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the narrator thinking about during his ghastly journey to the village?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) The boys.
(c) Hosna.
(d) His friend Mahjoub.

2. What did the narrator feel when he's done looking around in the triangular room?
(a) That he must take everything out of the room.
(b) That he must find his grandfather.
(c) That he must bring it all to an end.
(d) That he must find Mrs. Robinson.

3. What kind of a person was Mustafa towards Hosna?
(a) Awful and rude.
(b) Good and generous.
(c) Violent and unforgiving.
(d) Loving and faithful.

4. Who had the key to Mustafa's special room?
(a) Mustafa's children.
(b) The narrator's friend Mahjoub.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Hosna.

5. How did the narrator leave the triangular room?
(a) He ran.
(b) He slid.
(c) He walked.
(d) He crawled.

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

7. What did the narrator think about another fire in the village?
(a) It would show everybody who Mustafa is.
(b) It would be the best thing to do.
(c) It would solve all his problems.
(d) It would not do any good.

8. How was the weather when the narrator drove out of his village?
(a) Moderate.
(b) Hot.
(c) Warm.
(d) Cold.

9. What did the narrator do with the door of the triangular room when leaving?
(a) He destroyed it.
(b) He locked it.
(c) He painted it.
(d) He replaced it.

10. What did the narrator and his friend Mahjoub banter about being in Mustafa's special room?
(a) Medals.
(b) Gold and Jewels.
(c) Multiple weapens.
(d) Lots of paperwork.

11. Who did the narrator talk about the murders with, after visiting his sister?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His friend Mahjoub.
(d) His grandfather.

12. In what kind of condition were the narrator and his friend Mahjoub in when they talked about Mustafa?
(a) Healthy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Drunken.
(d) Tired.

13. What was written in a notebook the narrator found in the triangular room?
(a) Mustafa's dreams.
(b) Mustafa's finances.
(c) Mustafa's love story.
(d) Mustafa's life story.

14. Where did Mustafa's car stop for servicing?
(a) At an oasis.
(b) At a friend's house.
(c) At a fuel station.
(d) At a bar.

15. Where did the narrator fight his way to at the end of the book?
(a) Home.
(b) To the other side.
(c) To the bottom.
(d) To the surface.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the narrator feel he lost the war?

2. Where did the two cars go after their occupants met?

3. How far did the narrator get before he couldn't go any further?

4. What reason for his visit did the narrator give his mother?

5. Why could Mahjoub not question the conference delegate?

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