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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 116-133.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is telling a story when the narrator arrives at his grandfather's house?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His grandfather.

2. What is the house of the narrator's grandfather made of?
(a) Brick.
(b) Wood.
(c) Palm leaves.
(d) Mud.

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

4. What were tribal women that Western women are not?
(a) Smart.
(b) Pretty.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Circumcised.

5. What else does the man on the train talk to the narrator about?
(a) The weather.
(b) His career with the government.
(c) His career with the army.
(d) The narrator's career.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion did they talk about at the grandfather's house?

2. Why did the narrator visit his sister?

3. What did the narrator regret not having done?

4. Who does the narrator talk to one day when taking the train?

5. Who did Bint Mazjoub tell stories of?

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