"A Handful of Dates" Short Story (ENG3U)

Who narrates "A Handful of Dates"?

• Salih

• An Unnamed First Person Narrator

• The Grandfather

• Masood

What is the likely setting of "A Handful of Dates"?

• Arizona

• Cairo

• A Sudanese Metropolis

• A Village in Sudan

Who wrote "A Handful of Dates"?

• The Narrator

• Edward Said

• Tayeb Saleh

• Denys Johnson Davies

How old is the narrator when the story takes place?

• 9

• 6

• He can't remember exactly

• 10

With which family member does the narrator spend most of his free time?

• his brother

• his mother

• his father

• his grandfather

What genre is "A Handful of Dates"?

• fantasy

• novella

• stage play

• realist short story

What makes the narrator assume he was young at the time of the story?

• HE HAS PHOTOGRAPHS TO CONSULT

• PEOPLE WOULD PINCH HIS CHEEKS AND PAT HIS HEAD

• HE REMEMBERS HOW MANY CANDLES WERE ON HIS CAKE

• HE BELIEVES HE WAS A TEENAGER ACTUALLY

Where does the narrator spend his mornings?

• TEMPLE

• MOSQUE

• CHURCH

• SCHOOL

What does the narrator learn to recite?

• THE TORAH

• THE KORAN

• THE BIBLE

• THE ALPHABET

"Quick as a genie" is an example of what literary device?

• SIMILE

• DRAMATIC IRONY

• METONYMY

• METAPHOR