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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Pari when she met Julien?
(a) 19.
(b) 23.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

2. What did Markos and Thalia use to make a camera as children?
(a) A roll of paper towels.
(b) A plastic tube.
(c) A paper plate.
(d) A shoebox.

3. How old was Markos when he met Thalia for the first time?
(a) 26.
(b) 12.
(c) 26.
(d) 19.

4. Where did Markos meet Gianna?
(a) The Piazza di Spagna.
(b) Mazar-i-Sharif.
(c) Lashkargah.
(d) Jalalabad.

5. What does the name "Pari" translate to from Farsi to EnglisH?
(a) Fawn.
(b) Rose.
(c) Angel.
(d) Fairy.

6. Where is Idris studying internal medicine?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) U. C. Davis.

7. What is Amra's last name?
(a) Varvaris.
(b) Shekib.
(c) Ademovic.
(d) Wahdati.

8. For about how long were Nila and Julien lovers?
(a) Two years.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six months.

9. Where was Nila interviewed for the magazine article in Chapter 6?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Courbevoie.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York.

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

11. Who is the interviewer of the excerpt from the magazine in Chapter 6?
(a) Markos Varvaris.
(b) Etienne Boustouler.
(c) Mullah Shekib.
(d) Suleiman Wahdati.

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

13. How old was Adel's mother when she married Adel's father?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

14. Where was Markos when he broke an elbow at an antinuclear protest?
(a) Mazar-i-Sharif..
(b) Kabul.
(c) Jalalabad.
(d) Bilbao.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Markos meet Thalia?

2. What did Adel's mother dream of becoming before she married?

3. By whom was Adel's father shot twice in battle?

4. On what island did Markos once take a picture of Thalia on a beach?

5. What town, known for its clay pottery, does Timur ride to the Germans with in Chapter 5?

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