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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. Why does the narrator tell his children they will need their sleep tonight in Chapter 1?
(a) He and his daughter are traveling the next day.
(b) His daughter is getting sold the next day.
(c) His son is going to be sold the next day.
(d) Saboor is getting married the next day.

2. Where is Markos Varvaris from?
(a) America.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Greece.

3. What yearly ritual does the author of the letter in Chapter 4 recall sharing with Mr. Markos?
(a) Hunting deer.
(b) Riding bicycles.
(c) Reading poetry.
(d) Planting tomatoes.

4. Who was the gardener for Mr. Wahdati that came three times a week?
(a) Omar.
(b) Zahid.
(c) Shekib.
(d) Gholam.

5. What is the name of Pari's dog?
(a) Masooma.
(b) Shuja.
(c) Herat.
(d) Omar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Baba Ayub announce as his intentions when the div opened the gate to his fort in Chapter 1?

2. How old was Saboor when he died, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?

3. Who teaches all of the village chldren to read and write in Parwana's village?

4. What is the family name of Timur and Idris?

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

(see the answer key)

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