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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. On what day of the week does Parwana visit the graves of her parents?
(a) Monday.
(b) Thursay.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

2. What did Parwana steal for Saboor when she was a child?
(a) A feather.
(b) A pocketwatch.
(c) A ring.
(d) A notebook.

3. 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 cook and a chauffeur.
(d) He is a maitre d' and bartender.

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

5. How old was Masooma when the accident happened which paralyzed her?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Abdullah and Pari's stepmother?

3. What happened to the object that Parwana shoplifted for Saboor when they were kids?

4. What does Masooma convince Parwana to do in the desert in Chapter 3?

5. Whose poem was attached to the rock that was thrown at Masooma by the boys in "She Was Forever Screaming"?

(see the answer key)

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