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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "Fall 1952".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would Qais charm anyone he met, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?
(a) With is witty jokes.
(b) With his playful pranks.
(c) With his devilish laughter.
(d) With his musical skills.

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

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

4. Who is the son that the narrator is telling a story to in Chapter 1?
(a) Iqbar.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Omar.
(d) Gholam.

5. Where does Pari keep the feathers she has collected?
(a) In a tin tea box.
(b) In a diary.
(c) In a burlap sack.
(d) In a cookie jar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of feather does Pari point out on the boulder in Chapter 2?

3. How long was the mourning period after Baba Ayub lost his child to the div?

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

5. What would the div do if a family refused to give it one child, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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