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

2. What color are the div's eyes described as in Chapter 1?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

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

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

5. To what is Saboor's nose compared in Chapter 2?
(a) A hawk's beak.
(b) A chicken beak.
(c) A button.
(d) A dog's nose.

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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