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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the narrator and his grandfather feel about seeing each other?
(a) Happy.
(b) Overly excited.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Sad.

3. Why could Mahjoub not question the conference delegate?
(a) Because he didn't want to talk anymore.
(b) Because it was too hot.
(c) Because it was inappropriate.
(d) Because he disappeared.

4. How were Hosna and Wad buried?
(a) With a busy ceremony.
(b) With a nice funeral.
(c) Slowly with lots of greetings.
(d) Quickly and without a funeral.

5. What did the narrator do after leaving Mustafa's house the night Mustafa told his story?
(a) He wanders around.
(b) He visits his grandfather.
(c) He goes for a swim.
(d) He goes home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason for his visit did the narrator give his mother?

2. What does the narrator's sister think about Western women?

3. How many years after Mustafa's death did the narrator go to work at the Department of Education in Khartoum?

4. What killed Wad and Hosna?

5. What was presumed about Mustafa by the group of people the narrator talks to?

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