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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Nader Shah assassinated?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1933.

2. What yearly ritual does the author of the letter in Chapter 4 recall sharing with Mr. Markos?
(a) Riding bicycles.
(b) Planting tomatoes.
(c) Hunting deer.
(d) Reading poetry.

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

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

5. How would Qais charm anyone he met, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?
(a) With is witty jokes.
(b) With his devilish laughter.
(c) With his playful pranks.
(d) With his musical skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Parwana's demeanor as an infant described in Chapter 3?

2. What did Abdullah's stepmother teach the children to make dolls from?

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

4. How long was the mourning period after Baba Ayub lost his child to the div?

5. What does Masooma convince Parwana to do in the desert in Chapter 3?

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