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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 go the day after he hears about Wad's marriage plans?
(a) To the house of his grandfather.
(b) To the house of his mother.
(c) To the house of Wad.
(d) To the house of Mustafa Sa'eed.

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

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

4. What did the narrator do to the triangular room?
(a) Nothing.
(b) He painted it.
(c) He destroyed it.
(d) He burned it.

5. What would Hosna not do to Wad for two weeks after the wedding?
(a) Write.
(b) Smile.
(c) Cook dinner.
(d) Talk.

6. What did the narrator feel towards the women in the pictures?
(a) He felt in love with them.
(b) He felt sorry for all of them.
(c) He felt that he has come to know them.
(d) He felt why they loved Mustafa.

7. What did the narrator wonder about the women he saw pictures of?
(a) Why they are so pretty.
(b) Why they have their pictures in this room.
(c) Why they committed suicide.
(d) Why they loved Mustafa.

8. How many cigarettes did the narrator give the person who asked for one?
(a) Ten.
(b) The whole pack.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

9. Who met the narrator when he arrived back into the village by steamer?
(a) His father.
(b) Mustafa's sons.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His friend Mahjoub.

10. How did the narrator describe Mustafa while in the room?
(a) As a wonderul man.
(b) As his adversary.
(c) As his supporter.
(d) As his best friend.

11. Where did the narrator go to after leaving Mustafa's house?
(a) The swimming pool.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The pond.
(d) The river.

12. Who did a conference delegate praise about to Mahjoub?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Mustafa Sa'eed.
(c) Himself.
(d) Mahjoub.

13. How did the narrator feel about Hosna?
(a) He liked her as a friend.
(b) He hated her.
(c) He was in love with her.
(d) He didn't particularly like her.

14. Where did Mrs. Robinson live?
(a) Chelsea.
(b) London.
(c) The Isle of Wight.
(d) Khartoum.

15. How did the narrator try to get to where he wants to go at the end of the book?
(a) He walked.
(b) He swam.
(c) He took the plane.
(d) He drove.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the narrator thinking about during his ghastly journey to the village?

2. What did the narrator wonder after hearing about the tragedy in his village?

3. What did the narrator do with the door of the triangular room when leaving?

4. Why did the narrator want to contact Mrs. Robinson?

5. Where did the narrator want to go when in the water?

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