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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Nila's mother's tongue?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) Italian.
(d) Spanish.

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

3. What must Parwana clean from the bed in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Wine.
(b) Blood.
(c) Feces.
(d) Urine.

4. The letter-writer in Chapter 4 compares a story to what?
(a) A house.
(b) A moving train.
(c) A painting.
(d) A play.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does the author of the letter in Chapter 4 say he met Nila?

3. Abdullah asks his father in Chapter 2 why who did not drive them to Kabul?

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

5. What does "nang and namoos" translate to in English?

(see the answer key)

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