2. How are Timur and Idris related?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) They are uncle and nephew.
(c) They are father and son.
(d) They are cousins.

3. How old is Nila during the interview that is excerpted in Chapter 6?
(a) 44.
(b) 51.
(c) 36.
(d) 59.

4. What is the family name of Timur and Idris?
(a) Bashiri.
(b) Wahdati.
(c) Shekib.
(d) Varvaris.

5. What did Gholam acquire from a boy in town along with Adel's jersey in Chapter 7?
(a) A pair of sneakers.
(b) A new suit.
(c) A new jacket.
(d) A new hat.

6. What is the name of the refugee camp where Gholam grew up?
(a) The Jalozai reffugee camp.
(b) The Jalalabad refugee camp.
(c) The Lashkargah refugee camp.
(d) The Istalif refugee camp.

7. What word in the novel refers to a Bedouin Arab's kerchief worn as a headdress?
(a) Mazar-i-Sharif.
(b) Lashkargah.
(c) Kaffiyeh.
(d) Nahil.

8. Where is Markos Varvaris from?
(a) Greece.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) Italy.

9. What does the name "Manaar" translate to in English?
(a) Flower.
(b) Fawn.
(c) Fairy.
(d) Guiding light.

10. Who told Nila about the affair between Pari and Julien?
(a) Collette.
(b) Nahil.
(c) Julien.
(d) Iqbar.

11. Who are Julien's old university friends that he is meeting with Pari in Chapter 6?
(a) Mary and Sandeep.
(b) Christian and Aurelie.
(c) Shekib and Gholam.
(d) Sultana and Iqbar.

12. What is the name of Thalia's mother?
(a) Sultana.
(b) Odelia.
(c) Nila.
(d) Madaline.

13. What does the name "Nila" mean in English?
(a) Cloud.
(b) Fawn.
(c) Rose.
(d) Fairy.

14. What did Madeline describe Thalia building in their backyard when they visited Tinos?
(a) A model house.
(b) A model train.
(c) An hourglass.
(d) A sundial.

15. What did Markos's mother do for a living before retiring?
(a) She was a banker.
(b) She was a factory worker.
(c) She was a florist.
(d) She was a schoolteacher.