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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: "Spring 2003".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Abdullah's mother die?
(a) She was in a car accident.
(b) She died in childbirth.
(c) She drowned in the river.
(d) She was killed in a fire.

3. What is Amra's last name?
(a) Wahdati.
(b) Varvaris.
(c) Shekib.
(d) Ademovic.

4. How is Masooma's behavior as an infant described in Chapter 3?
(a) She was a tyrant.
(b) She was hostile and angry.
(c) She was a sensible baby.
(d) She was forever screaming.

5. Whose poem was attached to the rock that was thrown at Masooma by the boys in "She Was Forever Screaming"?
(a) Nila's poem.
(b) Masooma's poem.
(c) Rumi's poem.
(d) Gholam's poem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town, known for its clay pottery, does Timur ride to the Germans with in Chapter 5?

2. Where does Pari keep the feathers she has collected?

3. How old does the letter-writer in Chapter 4 presume himself to be?

4. What did Parwana steal for Saboor when she was a child?

5. What do "divs" and "jinns" refer to in the context of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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