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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 kind of music did Nila prefer to play at her parties?
(a) Classical music.
(b) Jazz music.
(c) Afghan music.
(d) Pop-rock music.

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

3. Whose bicycle does Masooma recall wrecking in Chapter 3?
(a) Nabi's bicycle.
(b) Gholam's bicycle.
(c) Saboor's bicycle.
(d) Mulla Shekib's bicycle.

4. What is the name of Pari's dog?
(a) Herat.
(b) Masooma.
(c) Shuja.
(d) Omar.

5. What is served for dinner at the party at Nabi's house in Chapter 5?
(a) Kebabs.
(b) Leg of lamb.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Lentil soup.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long had a drought plagued the people of Baba Ayub's village, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?

2. Where does the storyteller describe more fortunate villages in relation to the one in which Baba Ayub lived in Chapter 1?

3. How old was Omar when he died?

4. Where was Saboor when he died?

5. How are Timur and Idris related?

(see the answer key)

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