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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. Where does Nila take the children while her husband shows Saboor where he will be working in Chapter 2?
(a) To the mosque.
(b) To a candy store.
(c) To the bazaar.
(d) To the cemetery.

2. What was the name of the first baby of Abdullah's stepmother who died from a cold?
(a) Nabi.
(b) Iqbar.
(c) Gholam.
(d) Omar.

3. What do "divs" and "jinns" refer to in the context of the novel?
(a) Monsters and spirits.
(b) Goats and sheep.
(c) Fish and birds.
(d) Whales and sea urchins.

4. How old is Iqbal said to be in Chapter 2?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Nine.
(d) Six.

5. What color are the div's eyes described as in Chapter 1?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What request does Masooma make when Parwana is filling her hookah in the desert in Chapter 3?

2. What jobs does Uncle Nabi do for a living?

3. What would the div do if a family refused to give it one child, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

4. Where did Baba Ayub live, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

5. What happens to Pari in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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