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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 does Masooma convince Parwana to do in the desert in Chapter 3?
(a) To leave her there and return home.
(b) To marry Iqbar.
(c) To go for help in Kabul.
(d) To kill her with a dagger.

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

3. What happened to the object that Parwana shoplifted for Saboor when they were kids?
(a) It was discovered by her father.
(b) Masooma gave it to Saboor.
(c) She returned it to the bazaar.
(d) It was thrown in the river.

4. What is the darkness around Parwana compared to in the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A mother's womb.
(b) The bottom of a well.
(c) A black tunnel.
(d) Perogatory.

5. What attraction does Masooma tell Parwana that she wants to go to see in Kabul in Chapter 3?
(a) The Minaret of Jam.
(b) The Shrine of Ali.
(c) Darulaman Palace.
(d) The Gardens of Babur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was notable about Qais' eyes, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?

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

3. What jobs does Uncle Nabi do for a living?

4. How old was Abdullah when his mother died?

5. What solution did Baba Ayub think of for handling his son's sleepwalking?

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