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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. On what day of the week does Parwana visit the graves of her parents?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursay.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Monday.

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

3. Whose poem was attached to the rock that was thrown at Masooma by the boys in "She Was Forever Screaming"?
(a) Nila's poem.
(b) Gholam's poem.
(c) Masooma's poem.
(d) Rumi's poem.

4. How old was Abdullah when his mother died?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

5. What color are the div's eyes described as in Chapter 1?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator tell his children they will need their sleep tonight in Chapter 1?

3. What did Parwana steal for Saboor when she was a child?

4. What request does Masooma make when Parwana is filling her hookah in the desert in Chapter 3?

5. What happened to the object that Parwana shoplifted for Saboor when they were kids?

(see the answer key)

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