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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the author of the letter in Chapter 4 move to Kabul from Shadbagh?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1969.

2. What jobs does Uncle Nabi do for a living?
(a) He is a taxi driver and cashier.
(b) He is a maitre d' and bartender.
(c) He is a cook and a chauffeur.
(d) He is a butcher and a clerk.

3. Who teaches all of the village chldren to read and write in Parwana's village?
(a) Mullah Shekib.
(b) Suleiman Wahdati.
(c) Gholam.
(d) Markos Varvaris.

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

5. Abdullah asks his father in Chapter 2 why who did not drive them to Kabul?
(a) Markos.
(b) Uncle Nabi.
(c) Iqbar.
(d) Suleiman.

6. What type of trees did Baba Ayub grow and harvest?
(a) Palm trees.
(b) Apple trees.
(c) Pistachio trees.
(d) Almond trees.

7. What sets Chapter 4 apart from the other chapters in And the Mountains Echoed?
(a) It is related through a newspaper article.
(b) It has no title.
(c) It has a title.
(d) It is set in the future.

8. Where did Baba Ayub live, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Maidan Sabz.
(b) Kandahar.
(c) Herat.
(d) Jalalabad.

9. By what title did the author of the letter in Chapter 4 address Mrs. Wahdati?
(a) Bibi Sahib.
(b) Markos Varvaris.
(c) Mullah Shekib.
(d) Gholam.

10. Who is the author of the letter that comprises Chapter 4?
(a) Omar.
(b) Nabi.
(c) Mullah Shekib.
(d) Gholam.

11. Who was the gardener for Mr. Wahdati that came three times a week?
(a) Gholam.
(b) Shekib.
(c) Zahid.
(d) Omar.

12. In what language did Nila tell Nabi that sometimes she believed he was her only friend in Chapter 4?
(a) Italian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) English.
(d) French.

13. On what day of the week does Parwana visit the graves of her parents?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Thursay.
(d) Monday.

14. When did Mr. Markos arrive in Kabul, according to the letter in Chapter 4?
(a) 1995.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1989.
(d) 2002.

15. Where was Saboor when he died?
(a) Baghlan.
(b) Kabul.
(c) Jalalabad.
(d) Herat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the son that the narrator is telling a story to in Chapter 1?

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

3. When does the author of the letter in Chapter 4 say he met Nila?

4. Why does the narrator tell his children they will need their sleep tonight in Chapter 1?

5. What did Baba Ayub announce as his intentions when the div opened the gate to his fort in Chapter 1?

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