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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The letter-writer in Chapter 4 compares a story to what?
(a) A painting.
(b) A play.
(c) A moving train.
(d) A house.

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

5. What was the name of the first baby of Abdullah's stepmother who died from a cold?
(a) Gholam.
(b) Nabi.
(c) Omar.
(d) Iqbar.

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

7. What did Parwana steal for Saboor when she was a child?
(a) A feather.
(b) A notebook.
(c) A pocketwatch.
(d) A ring.

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

9. What is the name of the gentleman that Saboor takes a job from in Kabul in Chapter 2?
(a) Nabi.
(b) Mullah Shekib.
(c) Suleiman Wahdati.
(d) Abdullah.

10. In what year did Nila ask Nabi to take her to Shadbagh?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1992.

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

12. Where does Nila take the children while her husband shows Saboor where he will be working in Chapter 2?
(a) To the mosque.
(b) To the cemetery.
(c) To a candy store.
(d) To the bazaar.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose poem was attached to the rock that was thrown at Masooma by the boys in "She Was Forever Screaming"?

3. What is the name of Abdullah and Pari's stepmother?

4. What yearly ritual does the author of the letter in Chapter 4 recall sharing with Mr. Markos?

5. What did Abdullah's stepmother teach the children to make dolls from?

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