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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator go the day after he hears about Wad's marriage plans?

2. What will Hosna do if she's forced to marry Wad?

3. What did the narrator think about another fire in the village?

4. Who did a conference delegate praise about to Mahjoub?

5. What did the narrator feel like doing when he leaves Mustafa's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Mahjoub and the narrator have a short conversation about Khartoum. What did they talk about? What did the narrator not talk about?

2. What did Mahjoub tell the narrator about Mustafa?

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

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

5. During the car trip, the narrator decided to write somebody. Who did he want to write and why?

6. What do you know about the character Mahjoub?

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

8. What had happened to Hosna and Wad while the narrator was away from the village?

9. The narrator never finished his story about Mustafa. How would you end this story?

10. Soon after leaving the village, the narrator has to go back. Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator's grandfather plays an important role in the narrator's life. Explain their relationship and use examples from the different chapters. What do you know about the grandfather? Where does he live? How does his house look like? What kind of a person is he? What do he and the narrator talk about? How do you know he is important to the narrator? Relate this importance to the narrator's memories and his experiences when visiting his village.

Essay Topic 2

On pages 105-115, the narrator and his driver make a car trip back to Khartoum. Describe this trip. Through the trip, what do you learn about the Sudan? What decisions does the narrator make on this trip? Are the events important for the plot of the book? Why or why not? Why do you think the author wrote this chapter in the book?

Essay Topic 3

An important part in "Season of Migration to the North" is the difference between the Western and the African culture. While reading, you learn a lot about the African culture. Give a few examples from the book about African life. Think about the narrator's arrival and stay in the village to describe tribal life. How does the African culture differ from the American culture? Compare and contrast African and American life.

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