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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Adel's half brothers live with their mother?
(a) Istalif.
(b) Kabul.
(c) Jalalabad.
(d) Kandahar.

2. When did Suleiman die?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1962.

3. Who are Adel's father's two bodyguards?
(a) Gholam and Iqbar.
(b) Kabir and Azmaray.
(c) Shekib and Omar.
(d) Nabi and Nila.

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

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

6. For how long have Adel and his family lived in the village away from Kabul in Chapter 7?
(a) Five years.
(b) NIne years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six years.

7. What town, known for its clay pottery, does Timur ride to the Germans with in Chapter 5?
(a) Herat.
(b) Mazar-i-Sharif.
(c) Istalif.
(d) Jalalabad.

8. How old are the girls that begin studying at the new girls' school in the opening of Chapter 7?
(a) 5-17.
(b) 5-15.
(c) 8-15.
(d) 6-18.

9. What is the name of Gholam's paternal grandmother?
(a) Masooma.
(b) Nila.
(c) Sultana.
(d) Parwana.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nila say Pari was studying in college in the interview from Chapter 6?

2. In regards to her love of mathematics, Pari told Julien that she enjoyed the lack of arbitrariness and the absence of what in Chapter 6?

3. What hospital are Idris and Timur visiting in Chapter 5?

4. Where is Markos Varvaris from?

5. Where does Gholam say he grew up in a camp in Chapter 7?

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