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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Markos's mother do for a living before retiring?
(a) She was a florist.
(b) She was a banker.
(c) She was a schoolteacher.
(d) She was a factory worker.

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

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

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

5. What movie does Kabir quote in Chapter 7 when referring to Adel's father?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) Aladdin.
(c) The King and I.
(d) Lawrence of Arabia.

6. Where did Markos take his first photograph of Thalia?
(a) On the beach.
(b) At a photo studio.
(c) In his backyard.
(d) In a church.

7. 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) 6-18.
(d) 8-15.

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

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

10. How much earlier did Pari meet Julien, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) 12 years ago.
(b) 15 years ago.
(c) 18 years ago.
(d) 10 years ago.

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

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

13. How did Roshi's five-year-old brother die?
(a) He was burned to death in a tandoor.
(b) He was killed in a car accident.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He fell into the river and drowned.

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

15. What did Odelia do to stop Madaline's father from abusing her?
(a) She shot in in the knee with a rifle.
(b) She punched him.
(c) She had her father beat him up.
(d) She threatened him with a rifle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the name "Manaar" translate to in English?

2. Where does Gholam's uncle Abdullah live?

3. What is the name of Idris's wife?

4. How old does Gholam tell Adel he is when they meet in Chapter 7?

5. What is served for dinner at the party at Nabi's house in Chapter 5?

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