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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 166-169.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many siblings does Mustafa have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

3. What did the narrator do with the candles in the triangular room?
(a) He lit them.
(b) He threw them out.
(c) He puts them out.
(d) He gave them away.

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

5. What was the narrator caught in when he couldn't go any further?
(a) His chair.
(b) The current.
(c) A net.
(d) An accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hosna think Mustafa knew he was going to be gone?

2. What happened to Mustafa during the big flooding?

3. Who did the narrator think about as he reads about Jean Morris?

4. Where did Mustafa go to school when he had to go abroad for the first time?

5. How did the narrator leave the triangular room?

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