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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. How is Parwana's demeanor as an infant described in Chapter 3?
(a) She was a tyrant.
(b) She was intensely sad and shy.
(c) She was forever smiling.
(d) She was a sensible baby.

2. Who is the son that the narrator is telling a story to in Chapter 1?
(a) Abdullah.
(b) Iqbar.
(c) Omar.
(d) Gholam.

3. For how long does the author of the letter in Chapter 4 say he has known Mr. Markos?
(a) Five years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Nine years.
(d) Two years.

4. What hospital are Idris and Timur visiting in Chapter 5?
(a) French Medical Institute for Chilren.
(b) CURE International Hospital.
(c) Lashkaragah Hospital.
(d) Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital.

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 kill and eat the family's parents.
(b) It would kill the entire village.
(c) It would take all the family's children.
(d) It would leave and go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Baba Ayub have?

2. What did Nila say Pari was studying in college in the interview from Chapter 6?

3. How old does the letter-writer in Chapter 4 presume himself to be?

4. How did Abdullah's mother die?

5. For how long had a drought plagued the people of Baba Ayub's village, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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