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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What jobs does Uncle Nabi do for a living?
(a) He is a butcher and a clerk.
(b) He is a taxi driver and cashier.
(c) He is a maitre d' and bartender.
(d) He is a cook and a chauffeur.

3. Where does the storyteller describe more fortunate villages in relation to the one in which Baba Ayub lived in Chapter 1?
(a) To the north.
(b) To the south.
(c) To the west.
(d) To the east.

4. When does the author of the letter in Chapter 4 say he met Nila?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1949.

5. What is the name of the narrator's daughter in Chapter 1?
(a) Parwana.
(b) Pari.
(c) Masooma.
(d) Sultana.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do "divs" and "jinns" refer to in the context of the novel?

4. When was Nader Shah assassinated?

5. What does Baba Ayub throw at the wall after the div has presented him with a choice in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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