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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Saboor when he died, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) Under 40.
(b) Under 30.
(c) Under 20.
(d) About 60.

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

3. How old does the letter-writer in Chapter 4 presume himself to be?
(a) In his mid-80s.
(b) In his late 50s.
(c) In his mid-90s.
(d) In his late 70s.

4. In what year did Nila ask Nabi to take her to Shadbagh?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1950.

5. The letter-writer in Chapter 4 compares a story to what?
(a) A painting.
(b) A house.
(c) A play.
(d) A moving train.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Abdullah when his mother died?

2. What was the name of the first baby of Abdullah's stepmother who died from a cold?

3. Whose poem was attached to the rock that was thrown at Masooma by the boys in "She Was Forever Screaming"?

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

5. What kind of feather does Pari point out on the boulder in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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