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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 105-115.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator ask Hosna?
(a) If she loved him.
(b) If she loved Wad.
(c) If she loved Mustafa.
(d) If she hated Mustafa.

2. When did legendary flooding of the Nile occur?
(a) Every 20 or 30 years.
(b) Every 100 years.
(c) Every 40 or 50 years.
(d) Never.

3. Which people occupied the Sudan in the past?
(a) The Americans.
(b) The French.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The English.

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

5. What had instructions about what to do in the event of Mustafa's death?
(a) A postcard.
(b) A letter.
(c) A testament.
(d) A diary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator and his driver try to escape the heat of the sun?

2. How many different women was Mustafa living with simultaneously when he was with Jean?

3. What does the narrator say about Western women?

4. What did Mustafa suffer from?

5. In what kind of condition were the narrator and his friend Mahjoub in when they talked about Mustafa?

(see the answer key)

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