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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 70-87.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many months a year dioesthe narrator spend in the village he grew up in?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

2. What does the narrator hear about Mustafa during the conversation in the train?
(a) That he killed many women.
(b) That he was a brilliant teacher.
(c) That he was the most brilliant student.
(d) That he was a fair student.

3. Who did Wad want to marry?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) Bint Mazjoub.
(c) The widow of Mustafa Sa'eed.
(d) The wife of the narrator.

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

5. When were rooms added to the grandfather's house?
(a) When needed or when extra money was available.
(b) Only when extra money was available.
(c) Only when needed.
(d) When other rooms were destroyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator miss most during his absence in the village?

2. What does the narrator's father do when he has tea with his family again?

3. What is the name of the river that runs through the village?

4. How old is the strange man in the village the narrator is curious about?

5. Who should be given the key to the triangular room eventually?

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