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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who does Markos describe running the knickknack store in Tinos when he was young in Chapter 8?
(a) Mullah Shekib.
(b) Nahil.
(c) Gholam.
(d) Mr. Roussos.

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

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

8. When did Nila's parents divorce?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1932.

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

10. What hospital are Idris and Timur visiting in Chapter 5?
(a) Lashkaragah Hospital.
(b) CURE International Hospital.
(c) Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital.
(d) French Medical Institute for Chilren.

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

12. In what year did Nila die?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1974.

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

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

15. For how long did Pari stay with Markos at the house in Kabul?
(a) One week.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) One month.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thalia tell Markos to do in her message in the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. When did Markos meet Thalia?

3. What kind of company does Timur run in the United States?

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

5. What did Timur give to Idris as a wedding present?

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