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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease did Markos overcome when he was in the clinic with Manaar?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Hepatitis.
(c) Typhoid fever.
(d) The mumps.

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

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

4. What is Markos Varvaris's profession?
(a) He is a bounty hunter.
(b) He is a plastic surgeon.
(c) He is a jailer.
(d) He is a schoolteacher.

5. What did Julien teach at university when he met Pari and Nila?
(a) English.
(b) Economic theory.
(c) Biology.
(d) Afghan history.

6. Where does Gholam's uncle Abdullah live?
(a) In Herat.
(b) In the United States.
(c) In Mazar-i-Sharif.
(d) In France.

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

8. Where does Gholam say he grew up in a camp in Chapter 7?
(a) In America.
(b) In Pakistan.
(c) In India.
(d) In Iran.

9. By whom was Adel's father shot twice in battle?
(a) By the French.
(b) By the Americans.
(c) By the Russians.
(d) By the Spanish.

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

11. Where does Gholam say a friend of his at the refugee camp took him to a whorehouse in Chapter 7?
(a) Herat.
(b) Istalif.
(c) Peshawar.
(d) Lashkargah

12. How old does Gholam tell Adel he is when they meet in Chapter 7?
(a) 13 or 14.
(b) 19 or 20.
(c) 17 or 18.
(d) 15 or 16.

13. What is the name of Idris's wife?
(a) Sultana.
(b) Parwana.
(c) Masooma.
(d) Nahil.

14. What is the Presidential Palace in Kabul called?
(a) Arg.
(b) Herat.
(c) Istalif.
(d) Mazar-i-Sharif.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Markos describe running the knickknack store in Tinos when he was young in Chapter 8?

2. What is the name of Gholam's paternal grandmother?

3. Where is Adel's father going to oversee his fields of cotton in Chapter 7?

4. How old was Markos when he met Thalia for the first time?

5. How long ago did Idris's father die, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?

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