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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the narrator while he looked around in the triangular room?
(a) Many thoughts went through his head.
(b) He felt hungry.
(c) He wanted to leave.
(d) No thoughts went through his head.

2. What did the narrator ask Hosna?
(a) If she loved Mustafa.
(b) If she hated Mustafa.
(c) If she loved him.
(d) If she loved Wad.

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

4. What did Mustafa have in Khartoum?
(a) Another child.
(b) A fancy car.
(c) A business.
(d) A testament.

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

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

7. What did the narrator feel, realizing his world turned upside down?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Violence.
(d) Love.

8. What kinds of things did people in the narrator's village normally not do?
(a) Laugh at somebody.
(b) Murder somebody.
(c) Help somebody.
(d) Marry somebody.

9. What killed Wad and Hosna?
(a) A rope.
(b) A gun.
(c) A knife.
(d) Medicines.

10. What did Hosna think about getting married again?
(a) She didn't want another man after Mustafa.
(b) She would like to get married again.
(c) She only wanted to get married with a rich guy.
(d) She wanted to get married, but not with Wad.

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

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

13. What resulted in the death of Hosna, according to the narrator?
(a) Her forced marriage to Wad.
(b) Her relationship with her sons.
(c) Her relationship with the villagers.
(d) Her marriage to Mustafa.

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

15. How long had the person asking for the cigarette been traveling?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Four days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator enter the triangular room?

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

3. How many cigarettes did the narrator give the person who asked for one?

4. Who tried to prevent the tragedy at Wad's house?

5. Why was the land of the narrator condemned?

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