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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Pari in Chapter 2?
(a) She is returned home.
(b) She is married.
(c) She is given to Nila.
(d) She is killed.

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

3. How old was Masooma when the accident happened which paralyzed her?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

4. What feather collected by Pari is her favorite?
(a) A dove feather.
(b) A titmouse feather.
(c) A peacock feather.
(d) A chicken feather.

5. Who is the son that the narrator is telling a story to in Chapter 1?
(a) Omar.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Iqbar.
(d) Gholam.

6. Whose poem was attached to the rock that was thrown at Masooma by the boys in "She Was Forever Screaming"?
(a) Nila's poem.
(b) Masooma's poem.
(c) Rumi's poem.
(d) Gholam's poem.

7. What did Abdullah's stepmother teach the children to make dolls from?
(a) Sticks.
(b) Flour sacks.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Corn husks.

8. When did the author of the letter in Chapter 4 move to Kabul from Shadbagh?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1946.

9. When was Nader Shah assassinated?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1933.

10. What word from Chapter 2 refers to Afghan nomads primarily from the Ghilji tribal confederacy?
(a) Qaratas.
(b) Sultanas.
(c) Iridis.
(d) Kuchis.

11. What does "aziz" translate to in English?
(a) Fawn.
(b) Beloved.
(c) Dove.
(d) Rose.

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

13. What request does Masooma make when Parwana is filling her hookah in the desert in Chapter 3?
(a) To use only tobacco.
(b) To use only hashish.
(c) To use less opium.
(d) To add more opium.

14. What kind of music did Nila prefer to play at her parties?
(a) Afghan music.
(b) Pop-rock music.
(c) Jazz music.
(d) Classical music.

15. What is the name of Ms. Amra Ademovic's daughter?
(a) Roshi.
(b) Masooma.
(c) Sultana.
(d) Parwana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Nila describe going on a hunting trip with her father that left her with nightmares of dead deer?

2. How old was Qais in the story in Chapter 1?

3. Where was Saboor when he died?

4. How old is Iqbal said to be in Chapter 2?

5. What was found in Masooma's clenched fist after she fell from the tree?

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