Season of Migration to the North Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Tayeb Salih
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Season of Migration to the North Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Tayeb Salih
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator do after leaving Mustafa's house the night Mustafa told his story?

2. Who does the narrator talk to one day when taking the train?

3. Who was Mustafa's only relative?

4. Who was the public prosecutor at Mustafa's trial?

5. What is the house of the narrator's grandfather made of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mustafa have to do with the topic of mixed marriages?

2. What did the narrator do after Mustafa told him his story?

3. Which woman did Mustafa meet at a party in Chelsea and what happened to her?

4. How does the narrator's knowledge of Mustafa conflict with that of his acquaintances from the University of Khartoum?

5. What happened to Mustafa when he meets a man on horseback?

6. Whose story did the narrator interrupt when arriving at his grandfather's house one day and what was the story about?

7. What did the narrator's companion on the train in Khartoum tell him about Mustafa and how did he react to this information?

8. How can you relate the narrator to the Acacia tree?

9. What did Mustafa want for his sons?

10. How does the house of the narrator's grandfather look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The triangular room is mentioned throughout the book. What is this room? Why is it important? Whose room is it? What does the narrator have to do with this room? What happens to the room? What are the contents in this room? What does the narrator do in this room? What does he see and what is his reaction? What does he relate the pictures of the women to? How is Jean Morris' death related to Hosna's death? How does the narrator leave the room? Why is his being in the room important to the conclusion of the book?

Essay Topic 2

When Mustafa lives in London, he meets a woman at a party in Chelsea. Describe this episode in Mustafa's life. What do you know about this woman? What is her name? Who is she? What happens to her? How does this influence Mustafa's life? How is this woman related to other women in Mustafa's life? What is the result of this woman's fate for Mustafa?

Essay Topic 3

Mustafa's widow and the narrator have a complicated relationship. How would you describe their relationship? Why is it complicated? Why are the complicated issues not resolved? How does this relation influence the life of both characters? How would you resolve a similar situation?

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