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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: "Spring 1949".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Baba Ayub write the names of his children on to decide which one to give to the div in Chapter 1?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Paper.
(d) Wood blocks.

3. Where does Nila take the children while her husband shows Saboor where he will be working in Chapter 2?
(a) To the cemetery.
(b) To the mosque.
(c) To the bazaar.
(d) To a candy store.

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

5. What was notable about Qais' eyes, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?
(a) They were bright green.
(b) They were dark blue.
(c) They were dark brown.
(d) They were black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Abdullah asks his father in Chapter 2 why who did not drive them to Kabul?

2. What kind of feather does Pari point out on the boulder in Chapter 2?

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

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

5. How old was Qais in the story in Chapter 1?

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