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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the narrator go see his sister?
(a) On the third day of his visit.
(b) On the first day of his visit.
(c) On the second day of his visit.
(d) On the fourth day of his visit.

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

3. Which war did Mustafa write comments about in the letter to the narrator?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Sudanese War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) World War II.

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

5. 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.

6. What reason for his visit did the narrator give his mother?
(a) The boys.
(b) Hosna.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandfather.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What will Hosna do if she's forced to marry Wad?
(a) She will kill Wad and herself.
(b) She will be a happy woman.
(c) She will forget about Mustafa.
(d) She will kill her kids.

13. What did the narrator do when he's tired of looking over the contents in the triangular room?
(a) He fell asleep.
(b) He departed.
(c) He cried.
(d) He talked to Mustafa's sons.

14. What was the narrator being told by the person who picks him up?
(a) That Hosna was all right.
(b) That the boys were all right.
(c) That his father was all right.
(d) That his grandfather was all right.

15. What did the narrator do with the candles in the triangular room?
(a) He puts them out.
(b) He lit them.
(c) He gave them away.
(d) He threw them out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the narrator visit his sister?

2. Where did Mustafa's car stop for servicing?

3. What did the narrator think to do with the room when he leaves?

4. Why could Mahjoub not question the conference delegate?

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

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