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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was Nader Shah assassinated?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1919.
2. 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) Tandoor.
(c) Sobri bacher.
(d) Choda.
3. Where does the storyteller describe more fortunate villages in relation to the one in which Baba Ayub lived in Chapter 1?
(a) To the west.
(b) To the north.
(c) To the east.
(d) To the south.
4. What does Masooma convince Parwana to do in the desert in Chapter 3?
(a) To kill her with a dagger.
(b) To go for help in Kabul.
(c) To marry Iqbar.
(d) To leave her there and return home.
5. In what language did Nila tell Nabi that sometimes she believed he was her only friend in Chapter 4?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) English.
6. Where did Nila describe going on a hunting trip with her father that left her with nightmares of dead deer?
(a) Kandahar.
(b) Lashkargah.
(c) Jalalabad.
(d) Kabul.
7. What jobs does Uncle Nabi do for a living?
(a) He is a maitre d' and bartender.
(b) He is a taxi driver and cashier.
(c) He is a butcher and a clerk.
(d) He is a cook and a chauffeur.
8. How long was the mourning period after Baba Ayub lost his child to the div?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 20 days.
(d) 40 days.
9. How did Abdullah's mother die?
(a) She drowned in the river.
(b) She was killed in a fire.
(c) She was in a car accident.
(d) She died in childbirth.
10. Why does the narrator tell his children they will need their sleep tonight in Chapter 1?
(a) He and his daughter are traveling the next day.
(b) His son is going to be sold the next day.
(c) His daughter is getting sold the next day.
(d) Saboor is getting married the next day.
11. When did Mr. Markos arrive in Kabul, according to the letter in Chapter 4?
(a) 1989.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1995.
12. What does Baba Ayub throw at the wall after the div has presented him with a choice in Chapter 1?
(a) An hourglass.
(b) A bouquet of flowers.
(c) A dagger.
(d) A rock.
13. Where does the narrator describe children throwing rocks at Pari's dog in Chapter 2?
(a) Kandahar.
(b) Herat.
(c) Shadbagh.
(d) Lashkargh.
14. What did Parwana steal for Saboor when she was a child?
(a) A ring.
(b) A feather.
(c) A notebook.
(d) A pocketwatch.
15. What happened to the object that Parwana shoplifted for Saboor when they were kids?
(a) Masooma gave it to Saboor.
(b) She returned it to the bazaar.
(c) It was thrown in the river.
(d) It was discovered by her father.
Short Answer Questions
1. How is Parwana's demeanor as an infant described in Chapter 3?
2. Who was the gardener for Mr. Wahdati that came three times a week?
3. Where did Baba Ayub live, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
4. How many children did Baba Ayub have?
5. How would Qais charm anyone he met, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?
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