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

2. How old is Iqbal said to be in Chapter 2?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

3. Abdullah asks his father in Chapter 2 why who did not drive them to Kabul?
(a) Markos.
(b) Uncle Nabi.
(c) Iqbar.
(d) Suleiman.

4. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a type of clay oven used for cooking in Southern, Central, and Western Asia?
(a) Tandoor.
(b) Sobri bacher.
(c) Choda.
(d) Ruz bacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the darkness around Parwana compared to in the end of Chapter 3?

2. Where does Nila take the children while her husband shows Saboor where he will be working in Chapter 2?

3. Who is the son that the narrator is telling a story to in Chapter 1?

4. Where does the storyteller describe more fortunate villages in relation to the one in which Baba Ayub lived in Chapter 1?

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

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