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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) Nabi's bicycle.
(b) Gholam's bicycle.
(c) Saboor's bicycle.
(d) Mulla Shekib's bicycle.

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

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

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 mosque.
(c) To the cemetery.
(d) To a candy store.

5. What does "nang and namoos" translate to in English?
(a) Fear and loathing.
(b) Honor and pride.
(c) Love and sex.
(d) Hatred and fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Nila's mother's tongue?

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

3. Where does Pari keep the feathers she has collected?

4. What happens to Pari in Chapter 2?

5. What was the name of the first baby of Abdullah's stepmother who died from a cold?

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