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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 did Abdullah's mother die?
(a) She drowned in the river.
(b) She died in childbirth.
(c) She was killed in a fire.
(d) She was in a car accident.

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

3. Where did Baba Ayub live, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Maidan Sabz.
(b) Kandahar.
(c) Jalalabad.
(d) Herat.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How old is Iqbal said to be in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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