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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the weather when the narrator drove out of his village?
(a) Hot.
(b) Moderate.
(c) Cold.
(d) Warm.

2. Who was the narrator thinking about during his ghastly journey to the village?
(a) His friend Mahjoub.
(b) Hosna.
(c) The boys.
(d) His grandfather.

3. What did the narrator regret not having done?
(a) Taking the boys.
(b) Going in Mustafa's special room.
(c) Marrying Hosna.
(d) Talking to his grandfather.

4. What did Mustafa do in his sleep?
(a) He sleep walked.
(b) He cursed.
(c) He sang.
(d) He mumbled.

5. How long had the person asking for the cigarette been traveling?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Four days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the narrator want to contact Mrs. Robinson?

2. Who did a conference delegate praise about to Mahjoub?

3. Who was the narrator thinking about during his drive away from the village?

4. What did the narrator do to the triangular room?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the narrator and Mahjoub talking about when they were in a drunken state before he leaves the village?

2. How does the narrator relate Jean Morris to Hosna?

3. What happened when the narrator and his friend Mahjoub talk about the murders?

4. What did the narrator do with the triangular room, after he's finished there?

5. What had happened to Hosna and Wad while the narrator was away from the village?

6. What did the narrator do when he approaches the triangular room?

7. Give your opinion about the book and its two main characters.

8. The narrator never finished his story about Mustafa. How would you end this story?

9. What were all the things that are tangled up, according to the narrator?

10. What did Mahjoub tell the narrator about Mustafa?

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