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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Adel's mother?
(a) Masooma.
(b) Sultana.
(c) Aria.
(d) Nila.

3. What caused the scar on Thalia's face?
(a) A dog bite.
(b) A bear attack.
(c) A car accident.
(d) A welding accident.

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

5. When did Markos meet Thalia?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1987.

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

7. On what island did Markos once take a picture of Thalia on a beach?
(a) Tinos.
(b) Rhodes.
(c) Corfu.
(d) Mykonos.

8. What is served for dinner at the party at Nabi's house in Chapter 5?
(a) Leg of lamb.
(b) Kebabs.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Lentil soup.

9. Where did Pari attend college?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Princeton.
(d) The Sorbonne.

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

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

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

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Nila about the affair between Pari and Julien?

2. Where was Markos when he broke an elbow at an antinuclear protest?

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

4. 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?

5. What is the name of Thalia's mother?

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