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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far did the narrator get before he couldn't go any further?
(a) Almost there.
(b) Half way across.
(c) A third of the way.
(d) Two thirds of the way.

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

3. How did the narrator try to get help when caught in something at the end of the book?
(a) He whistled.
(b) He wrote a letter.
(c) He sounded a horn.
(d) He called out.

4. What did the narrator decide to do with Mrs. Robinson?
(a) Write her.
(b) Call her.
(c) Visit her.
(d) Fax her.

5. What did the narrator feel towards Mustafa while in the triangular room?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Love.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Bitterness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of a person was Mustafa towards Hosna?

3. Where did Mrs. Robinson live?

4. Why did the narrator visit his sister?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the narrator go after leaving Mustafa's house and what happened there?

2. How did the busy day of driving end for the narrator and his driver?

3. Who met the narrator when he arrives by steamer, not too long after he had left, and what do they talk about?

4. How does the book end?

5. How do you know from the book that the Sudan is a hot country?

6. What do you know about the character Mahjoub?

7. In pages 134-165, the narrator wonders what has happened to his world. Explain this feeling.

8. Give your opinion about the book and its two main characters.

9. What did the narrator tell Hosna about marriage and how did she react to this?

10. Describe how the narrator left the village again after his conversations with Hosna and Mahjoub.

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