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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the storyteller describe more fortunate villages in relation to the one in which Baba Ayub lived in Chapter 1?
(a) To the west.
(b) To the east.
(c) To the north.
(d) To the south.

2. What is the name of the gentleman that Saboor takes a job from in Kabul in Chapter 2?
(a) Nabi.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Suleiman Wahdati.
(d) Mullah Shekib.

3. How many children did Baba Ayub have?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. What do "divs" and "jinns" refer to in the context of the novel?
(a) Monsters and spirits.
(b) Fish and birds.
(c) Whales and sea urchins.
(d) Goats and sheep.

5. How did Abdullah's mother die?
(a) She died in childbirth.
(b) She was killed in a fire.
(c) She was in a car accident.
(d) She drowned in the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attraction does Masooma tell Parwana that she wants to go to see in Kabul in Chapter 3?

2. How old does the letter-writer in Chapter 4 presume himself to be?

3. What did Baba Ayub write the names of his children on to decide which one to give to the div in Chapter 1?

4. What type of trees did Baba Ayub grow and harvest?

5. Where does the narrator describe children throwing rocks at Pari's dog in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason did Saboor tell his children they are traveling to Kabul in Chapter 2?

2. How is the past visit by Nila to Shadbagh described in Chapter 2?

3. What are Abdullah and Pari's impressions of the Wahdati home? How is the home described?

4. Why does Nabi visit Parwana and Masooma in Chapter 3? What information does he relate?

5. How does Nabi describe his first two years of working for Suleiman Wahdati in Chapter 4?

6. What does the notebook symbolize in the novel? What happens to the notebook?

7. Where does Nila take the children during their visit in Chapter 2? What do they do there?

8. How is the marriage of the Wahdatis described by Nabi in Chapter 4?

9. How did Parwana behave after her trip to Shadbagh in Chapter 4? Why?

10. Why does Baba Ayub hand over Qais? How does he feel about this action?

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