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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what language did Nila tell Nabi that sometimes she believed he was her only friend in Chapter 4?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Italian.

2. How old was Qais in the story in Chapter 1?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

3. To what is Saboor's nose compared in Chapter 2?
(a) A button.
(b) A dog's nose.
(c) A hawk's beak.
(d) A chicken beak.

4. Where did Nila describe going on a hunting trip with her father that left her with nightmares of dead deer?
(a) Kabul.
(b) Lashkargah.
(c) Kandahar.
(d) Jalalabad.

5. How did Abdullah's mother die?
(a) She died in childbirth.
(b) She was killed in a fire.
(c) She drowned in the river.
(d) She was in a car accident.

6. What was notable about Qais' eyes, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?
(a) They were bright green.
(b) They were dark brown.
(c) They were black.
(d) They were dark blue.

7. What sets Chapter 4 apart from the other chapters in And the Mountains Echoed?
(a) It has no title.
(b) It is set in the future.
(c) It has a title.
(d) It is related through a newspaper article.

8. What happened to the object that Parwana shoplifted for Saboor when they were kids?
(a) She returned it to the bazaar.
(b) It was discovered by her father.
(c) Masooma gave it to Saboor.
(d) It was thrown in the river.

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

10. For how long had a drought plagued the people of Baba Ayub's village, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?
(a) Two years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Eight years.

11. Who teaches all of the village chldren to read and write in Parwana's village?
(a) Mullah Shekib.
(b) Markos Varvaris.
(c) Gholam.
(d) Suleiman Wahdati.

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

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

14. What is the darkness around Parwana compared to in the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A mother's womb.
(b) The bottom of a well.
(c) A black tunnel.
(d) Perogatory.

15. What would the div do if a family refused to give it one child, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) It would leave and go home.
(b) It would take all the family's children.
(c) It would kill the entire village.
(d) It would kill and eat the family's parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baba Ayub throw at the wall after the div has presented him with a choice in Chapter 1?

2. What does "nang and namoos" translate to in English?

3. What word from Chapter 2 refers to Afghan nomads primarily from the Ghilji tribal confederacy?

4. When did Mr. Markos arrive in Kabul, according to the letter in Chapter 4?

5. When does the author of the letter in Chapter 4 say he met Nila?

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