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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator tell his friend Mahjoub about in Khartoum?
(a) A new university.
(b) The agricultural conference.
(c) The educational conference.
(d) A new hospital.

2. Who did a conference delegate praise about to Mahjoub?
(a) Mustafa Sa'eed.
(b) Mahjoub.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Himself.

3. What is stored in the strange triangular room of Mustafa's house?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A testament.
(c) A key and a message.
(d) Papers and diaries.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator visit a month after the conversation on the train?

2. Why did the narrator visit his sister?

3. Who asked for a cigarette when the narrator and his driver are out in the hot sun?

4. Who is the narrator guardian of?

5. Where did Mustafa meet Jean Morris?

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