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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Carpenter, pg. 214-244.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Sultan take the carpenter to the police?
(a) Because the he offers to work for free.
(b) Because he runs away.
(c) Because he returns what he stole.
(d) Because the police station is closed.

2. What does Shakila do for a living?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a maid.
(c) She is a secretary.
(d) She is a teacher's assistant.

3. What makes Bulbula unattractive to her social class?
(a) She is old.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is sick.
(d) She is illiterate.

4. How does Shakila know Mahmoud?
(a) They are distant cousins.
(b) They met at the market.
(c) They grew up together.
(d) They work together.

5. How does Mansur feel about his life at the bookstore?
(a) He is indifferent about it.
(b) He is unhappy with it.
(c) He is happy with it.
(d) He is stressed out over it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ends up getting arrested for the carpenter's crime in "The Carpenter"?

2. Why does Shakila lose her job?

3. Whose idea is it for Shakila to wear a burka?

4. Why are Shakila and Bulbula older than most brides?

5. What do the tanks look like that Mansur passes in "The Call From Ali"?

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