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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "February 1974".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What town, known for its clay pottery, does Timur ride to the Germans with in Chapter 5?
(a) Herat.
(b) Mazar-i-Sharif.
(c) Istalif.
(d) Jalalabad.

2. What did Julien teach at university when he met Pari and Nila?
(a) Afghan history.
(b) Biology.
(c) English.
(d) Economic theory.

3. How old is Nila during the interview that is excerpted in Chapter 6?
(a) 44.
(b) 51.
(c) 59.
(d) 36.

4. What does the name "Nila" mean in English?
(a) Rose.
(b) Cloud.
(c) Fawn.
(d) Fairy.

5. Where did Pari attend college?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Oxford.
(c) The Sorbonne.
(d) Princeton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Pari's dog?

2. What jobs does Uncle Nabi do for a living?

3. Where does the storyteller describe more fortunate villages in relation to the one in which Baba Ayub lived in Chapter 1?

4. How is Masooma's behavior as an infant described in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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