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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 many children did Baba Ayub have?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

2. What solution did Baba Ayub think of for handling his son's sleepwalking?
(a) Hanging a bell around his neck.
(b) Locking the doors at night.
(c) Locking the windows at night.
(d) Tying Qais to the bed.

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

4. What would the div do if a family refused to give it one child, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) It would leave and go home.
(b) It would kill and eat the family's parents.
(c) It would kill the entire village.
(d) It would take all the family's children.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator describe children throwing rocks at Pari's dog in Chapter 2?

3. How old was Abdullah when his mother died?

4. What is the name of the village elder of Abdullah's village?

5. What is the name of the narrator's daughter in Chapter 1?

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