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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Adel's father going to oversee his fields of cotton in Chapter 7?
(a) Lashkargah.
(b) Mazar-i-Sharif.
(c) Istalif.
(d) Helmand.

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

4. What is Gholam's father's name?
(a) Lashkargah
(b) Omar.
(c) Shekib.
(d) Iqbal.

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

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

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

8. From where does Amra say her name comes in Chapter 5?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Russia.
(d) Bosnia.

9. What does Thalia tell Markos to do in her message in the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) To call his uncle.
(b) To call his wife.
(c) To call his mother.
(d) To call his father.

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

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

12. Where does Gholam's uncle Abdullah live?
(a) In Mazar-i-Sharif.
(b) In the United States.
(c) In Herat.
(d) In France.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Odelia do to stop Madaline's father from abusing her?

2. Where did Madaline describe watching swans on the water in Ankara?

3. How old are the girls that begin studying at the new girls' school in the opening of Chapter 7?

4. Since what year does Markos say Nabi has lived in this house in Chapter 5?

5. How old is Nila during the interview that is excerpted in Chapter 6?

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