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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 is the name of Abdullah and Pari's stepmother?
(a) Masooma.
(b) Nila.
(c) Sultana.
(d) Parwana.

2. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a type of clay oven used for cooking in Southern, Central, and Western Asia?
(a) Choda.
(b) Sobri bacher.
(c) Ruz bacher.
(d) Tandoor.

3. By what title did the author of the letter in Chapter 4 address Mrs. Wahdati?
(a) Markos Varvaris.
(b) Bibi Sahib.
(c) Gholam.
(d) Mullah Shekib.

4. How are Timur and Idris related?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are uncle and nephew.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) They are father and son.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Baba Ayub write the names of his children on to decide which one to give to the div in Chapter 1?

2. What did Julien teach at university when he met Pari and Nila?

3. What is Amra's last name?

4. Whose bicycle does Masooma recall wrecking in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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