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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long had a drought plagued the people of Baba Ayub's village, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Two years.

2. What kind of music did Nila prefer to play at her parties?
(a) Classical music.
(b) Afghan music.
(c) Pop-rock music.
(d) Jazz music.

3. In what year did Nila ask Nabi to take her to Shadbagh?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1950.

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

5. What would the div do if a family refused to give it one child, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) It would take all the family's children.
(b) It would kill and eat the family's parents.
(c) It would kill the entire village.
(d) It would leave and go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sets Chapter 4 apart from the other chapters in And the Mountains Echoed?

2. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a type of clay oven used for cooking in Southern, Central, and Western Asia?

3. How old was Qais in the story in Chapter 1?

4. What solution did Baba Ayub think of for handling his son's sleepwalking?

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

(see the answer key)

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