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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Baba Ayub throw at the wall after the div has presented him with a choice in Chapter 1?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A rock.
(c) A bouquet of flowers.
(d) An hourglass.

2. How old was Omar when he died?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Nine.

3. What is the name of Ms. Amra Ademovic's daughter?
(a) Roshi.
(b) Sultana.
(c) Parwana.
(d) Masooma.

4. What is the name of the village elder of Abdullah's village?
(a) Markos Varvaris.
(b) Mullah Shekib.
(c) Suleiman Wahdati.
(d) Nabi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is Saboor's nose compared in Chapter 2?

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

3. When was Nader Shah assassinated?

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

5. For how long had a drought plagued the people of Baba Ayub's village, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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