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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 does the letter-writer claim Mr. Wahdati's life was lacking in Chapter 4?
(a) Money and fame.
(b) Land and family.
(c) Love and caring.
(d) Purpose and direction.

2. Where was Saboor when he died?
(a) Jalalabad.
(b) Baghlan.
(c) Kabul.
(d) Herat.

3. How long ago did Idris's father die, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) Nine years ago.
(b) Two years ago.
(c) One year ago.
(d) Six years ago.

4. The excerpt that opens Chapter 6 comes from what periodical?
(a) "Parallaxe."
(b) "La Pointe."
(c) "Elle."
(d) "People."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a type of clay oven used for cooking in Southern, Central, and Western Asia?

3. When did Nila's parents divorce?

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

5. When did the author of the letter in Chapter 4 move to Kabul from Shadbagh?

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