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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did the narrator want to go when in the water?
(a) To Europe.
(b) The Southern shore.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) The Northern shore.

3. Why did the narrator go back to the village after leaving by car?
(a) Because he received an email.
(b) Because he received a phone call.
(c) Because somebody told him to in a visit.
(d) Because he received a cable.

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

5. How old is Mahmoud?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

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

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

8. Why did the narrator and his driver stop by a government car?
(a) Because they were too hot.
(b) Because it was on fire.
(c) Because the occupants requested them to stop.
(d) Because it was disabled.

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

10. 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.

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

12. 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.

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

14. Who was the narrator thinking about during his drive away from the village?
(a) Hosna.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) Mustafa.
(d) Mustafa's boys.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator feel about Hosna?

2. What did the narrator and his friend Mahjoub banter about being in Mustafa's special room?

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

4. Why was the land of the narrator condemned?

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

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