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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) Two thirds of the way.
(b) A third of the way.
(c) Almost there.
(d) Half way across.

2. What did the narrator find in the triangular room?
(a) Books and pictures.
(b) Several weapons.
(c) Gold and jewels.
(d) Medals and pictures.

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

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

5. To which school did the narrator and his friend Mahjoub go together?
(a) Elementary School.
(b) University.
(c) High School.
(d) Middle School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hosna think about getting married again?

2. How did the narrator enter the triangular room?

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

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

5. What did the narrator feel towards Mustafa while in the triangular room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the narrator and Mahjoub talking about when they were in a drunken state before he leaves the village?

2. What did the narrator find in the triangular room and what did he do while in there?

3. Who did the narrator and his driver run into during the car trip and what happens?

4. How does the narrator relate Jean Morris to Hosna?

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

6. How does the narrator learn what happened to Hosna and Wad?

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

8. What happened when the narrator and his friend Mahjoub talk about the murders?

9. What did the narrator think about the people in the pictures?

10. What did the narrator do when he approaches the triangular room?

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