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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 gentleman that Saboor takes a job from in Kabul in Chapter 2?
(a) Abdullah.
(b) Suleiman Wahdati.
(c) Mullah Shekib.
(d) Nabi.

2. What do "divs" and "jinns" refer to in the context of the novel?
(a) Whales and sea urchins.
(b) Fish and birds.
(c) Monsters and spirits.
(d) Goats and sheep.

3. What kind of feather does Pari point out on the boulder in Chapter 2?
(a) An eagle feather.
(b) A dove feather.
(c) A vulture feather.
(d) A falcon feather.

4. Who teaches all of the village chldren to read and write in Parwana's village?
(a) Suleiman Wahdati.
(b) Gholam.
(c) Mullah Shekib.
(d) Markos Varvaris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Abdullah's father hit him in the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. What type of trees did Baba Ayub grow and harvest?

3. How is Parwana's demeanor as an infant described in Chapter 3?

4. What word from Chapter 2 refers to Afghan nomads primarily from the Ghilji tribal confederacy?

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

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