3. What does Baba Ayub's village's name translate to in English?
(a) "Paradise."
(b) "Field of Green."
(c) "Land of Red."
(d) "Place of God."

4. What must Parwana clean from the bed in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Urine.
(b) Blood.
(c) Wine.
(d) Feces.

5. Where does the storyteller describe more fortunate villages in relation to the one in which Baba Ayub lived in Chapter 1?
(a) To the east.
(b) To the west.
(c) To the south.
(d) To the north.

6. When does the author of the letter in Chapter 4 say he met Nila?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1960.

7. How old was Saboor when he died, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) Under 40.
(b) Under 20.
(c) Under 30.
(d) About 60.

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

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

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

11. How old does the letter-writer in Chapter 4 presume himself to be?
(a) In his mid-80s.
(b) In his mid-90s.
(c) In his late 50s.
(d) In his late 70s.

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

13. Where did Baba Ayub live, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Maidan Sabz.
(b) Kandahar.
(c) Herat.
(d) Jalalabad.

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

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