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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the letter that comprises Chapter 4?
(a) Omar.
(b) Gholam.
(c) Mullah Shekib.
(d) Nabi.

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

3. How long was the mourning period after Baba Ayub lost his child to the div?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 40 days.
(d) 1 year.

4. 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.

5. What do "divs" and "jinns" refer to in the context of the novel?
(a) Monsters and spirits.
(b) Fish and birds.
(c) Goats and sheep.
(d) Whales and sea urchins.

6. What was Nila's mother's tongue?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Italian.
(c) English.
(d) French.

7. 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.

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

9. How is Masooma's behavior as an infant described in Chapter 3?
(a) She was hostile and angry.
(b) She was a sensible baby.
(c) She was forever screaming.
(d) She was a tyrant.

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

11. Whose bicycle does Masooma recall wrecking in Chapter 3?
(a) Mulla Shekib's bicycle.
(b) Gholam's bicycle.
(c) Saboor's bicycle.
(d) Nabi's bicycle.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the storyteller describe more fortunate villages in relation to the one in which Baba Ayub lived in Chapter 1?

2. What does Masooma convince Parwana to do in the desert in Chapter 3?

3. What request does Masooma make when Parwana is filling her hookah in the desert in Chapter 3?

4. Why does Abdullah's father hit him in the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

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