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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: "Winter 2010".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are the div's eyes described as in Chapter 1?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

2. Where does the storyteller describe more fortunate villages in relation to the one in which Baba Ayub lived in Chapter 1?
(a) To the north.
(b) To the south.
(c) To the west.
(d) To the east.

3. What is the name of Idris's wife?
(a) Sultana.
(b) Masooma.
(c) Parwana.
(d) Nahil.

4. What is served for dinner at the party at Nabi's house in Chapter 5?
(a) Roast beef.
(b) Lentil soup.
(c) Leg of lamb.
(d) Kebabs.

5. What is the family name of Timur and Idris?
(a) Wahdati.
(b) Varvaris.
(c) Bashiri.
(d) Shekib.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Markos when he broke an elbow at an antinuclear protest?

3. By what title did the author of the letter in Chapter 4 address Mrs. Wahdati?

4. What do "divs" and "jinns" refer to in the context of the novel?

5. What is the name of Markos's mother?

(see the answer key)

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