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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. What is the name of the village elder of Abdullah's village?
(a) Nabi.
(b) Markos Varvaris.
(c) Mullah Shekib.
(d) Suleiman Wahdati.

2. Why does the narrator tell his children they will need their sleep tonight in Chapter 1?
(a) His daughter is getting sold the next day.
(b) Saboor is getting married the next day.
(c) His son is going to be sold the next day.
(d) He and his daughter are traveling the next day.

3. What is the name of Abdullah and Pari's stepmother?
(a) Sultana.
(b) Masooma.
(c) Nila.
(d) Parwana.

4. What word from Chapter 2 refers to Afghan nomads primarily from the Ghilji tribal confederacy?
(a) Qaratas.
(b) Iridis.
(c) Kuchis.
(d) Sultanas.

5. Where does the narrator describe children throwing rocks at Pari's dog in Chapter 2?
(a) Herat.
(b) Kandahar.
(c) Shadbagh.
(d) Lashkargh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a type of clay oven used for cooking in Southern, Central, and Western Asia?

2. What is the name of the gentleman that Saboor takes a job from in Kabul in Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of the narrator's daughter in Chapter 1?

4. What does Baba Ayub's village's name translate to in English?

5. What would the div do if a family refused to give it one child, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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