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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What happened to the object that Parwana shoplifted for Saboor when they were kids?
(a) It was thrown in the river.
(b) It was discovered by her father.
(c) Masooma gave it to Saboor.
(d) She returned it to the bazaar.

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

4. What type of trees did Baba Ayub grow and harvest?
(a) Pistachio trees.
(b) Almond trees.
(c) Palm trees.
(d) Apple trees.

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

6. What was found in Masooma's clenched fist after she fell from the tree?
(a) An engagement ring.
(b) A flower.
(c) A four-leafed clover.
(d) Ten little leaves.

7. When did Mr. Markos arrive in Kabul, according to the letter in Chapter 4?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1989.
(d) 2002.

8. Who was the gardener for Mr. Wahdati that came three times a week?
(a) Shekib.
(b) Zahid.
(c) Gholam.
(d) Omar.

9. How old was Omar when he died?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

10. What is the name of the village elder of Abdullah's village?
(a) Markos Varvaris.
(b) Mullah Shekib.
(c) Nabi.
(d) Suleiman Wahdati.

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

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

13. How is Parwana's demeanor as an infant described in Chapter 3?
(a) She was intensely sad and shy.
(b) She was a sensible baby.
(c) She was forever smiling.
(d) She was a tyrant.

14. What does Masooma convince Parwana to do in the desert in Chapter 3?
(a) To go for help in Kabul.
(b) To leave her there and return home.
(c) To marry Iqbar.
(d) To kill her with a dagger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What jobs does Uncle Nabi do for a living?

2. What does the letter-writer claim Mr. Wahdati's life was lacking in Chapter 4?

3. What color are the div's eyes described as in Chapter 1?

4. Where was Saboor when he died?

5. What is the name of the narrator's daughter in Chapter 1?

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