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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Shakila married?
(a) A public park.
(b) Bulbula's house.
(c) Her mother's porch.
(d) Mariam's house.

2. How did Jamila's family react when the man visited her?
(a) They took away her money.
(b) They sent her to Paris.
(c) They kicked her out.
(d) They beat her.

3. How many textbooks does Sultan want in "The Business Trip"?
(a) 121.
(b) 154.
(c) 98.
(d) 113.

4. Why can't Shakila act happy during her feast in "Wedding"?
(a) Because she doesn't like her in-laws.
(b) Because she is tired.
(c) Because it is tradition.
(d) Because she is upset to be getting married.

5. In "The Matriarch", how many people live in Sultan's apartment?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Wedding", what time of day is it when the groom and bride are painted with henna?

2. Why do the religious police burn books in "Burning Books"?

3. What does Shakila do after being painted with henna?

4. Why did Sultan banish Farid from the family?

5. How does Shakila react to her engagement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sultan do when he wants to take a new wife in "The Proposal"?

2. Why does the burka come up in Shakila's relationship with Wakil?

3. How does the Taliban affect Shakila's life?

4. In "Burning Books", why are Sultan's books burned?

5. What does the bazaar look like in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?

6. Why does Bibi Gul receive a piece of cloth after Wakil's wedding?

7. How does the burka affect Shakila's society?

8. What are some of the things that the Taliban banned in 1996?

9. What happened to Jamila?

10. In "Temptations", what does Mansur try to do?

(see the answer keys)

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