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

2. What type of trees did Baba Ayub grow and harvest?
(a) Pistachio trees.
(b) Palm trees.
(c) Apple trees.
(d) Almond trees.

3. Where does the storyteller describe more fortunate villages in relation to the one in which Baba Ayub lived in Chapter 1?
(a) To the east.
(b) To the south.
(c) To the north.
(d) To the west.

4. Why does Abdullah's father hit him in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) To punish him for bragging.
(b) To punish him for talking back to his stepmother.
(c) To punish him for stealing.
(d) To make him go home.

5. What is the name of Pari's dog?
(a) Herat.
(b) Masooma.
(c) Omar.
(d) Shuja.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must Parwana clean from the bed in the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. Where does Nila take the children while her husband shows Saboor where he will be working in Chapter 2?

3. What color are the div's eyes described as in Chapter 1?

4. What is the darkness around Parwana compared to in the end of Chapter 3?

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

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