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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: "Spring 1949".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator tell his children they will need their sleep tonight in Chapter 1?
(a) His son is going to be sold the next day.
(b) His daughter is getting sold the next day.
(c) Saboor is getting married the next day.
(d) He and his daughter are traveling the next day.

2. What is the name of Pari's dog?
(a) Herat.
(b) Masooma.
(c) Omar.
(d) Shuja.

3. What does Baba Ayub's village's name translate to in English?
(a) "Place of God."
(b) "Field of Green."
(c) "Paradise."
(d) "Land of Red."

4. What kind of feather does Pari point out on the boulder in Chapter 2?
(a) An eagle feather.
(b) A dove feather.
(c) A falcon feather.
(d) A vulture feather.

5. What did Baba Ayub write the names of his children on to decide which one to give to the div in Chapter 1?
(a) Wood blocks.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of trees did Baba Ayub grow and harvest?

2. What is the name of Abdullah and Pari's stepmother?

3. Where does Pari keep the feathers she has collected?

4. Who teaches all of the village chldren to read and write in Parwana's village?

5. What is the darkness around Parwana compared to in the end of Chapter 3?

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