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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 45-60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Mustafa to learn to write?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two weeks.

2. Who does the narrator visit a month after the conversation on the train?
(a) Some people from the University in Cairo.
(b) Some people from the Department of Education.
(c) Some people from the Department of Agriculture.
(d) Some people from the University in Khartoum.

3. How many years after Mustafa's death did the narrator go to work at the Department of Education in Khartoum?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years.

4. Where did the narrator stay during his absence in the village?
(a) Africa.
(b) America.
(c) Europe.
(d) Asia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's response to the presumption about Mustafa?

2. When did legendary flooding of the Nile occur?

3. How did Jean Morris end her life?

4. What does the narrator invite Mustafa to after their introduction?

5. Who does the narrator remember when he sees his favorite tree?

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