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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose bicycle does Masooma recall wrecking in Chapter 3?
(a) Gholam's bicycle.
(b) Nabi's bicycle.
(c) Saboor's bicycle.
(d) Mulla Shekib's bicycle.

2. What word from Chapter 2 refers to Afghan nomads primarily from the Ghilji tribal confederacy?
(a) Kuchis.
(b) Sultanas.
(c) Iridis.
(d) Qaratas.

3. What did Parwana steal for Saboor when she was a child?
(a) A feather.
(b) A ring.
(c) A notebook.
(d) A pocketwatch.

4. Where does Nila take the children while her husband shows Saboor where he will be working in Chapter 2?
(a) To the bazaar.
(b) To the cemetery.
(c) To the mosque.
(d) To a candy store.

5. What feather collected by Pari is her favorite?
(a) A titmouse feather.
(b) A chicken feather.
(c) A peacock feather.
(d) A dove feather.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What would the div do if a family refused to give it one child, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

4. What kind of music did Nila prefer to play at her parties?

5. Who is the son that the narrator is telling a story to in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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