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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. What did Baba Ayub announce as his intentions when the div opened the gate to his fort in Chapter 1?
(a) He intended to burn down the fort.
(b) He intended to retrieve his son.
(c) He intended to kill the div.
(d) He intended to take his wife away.

2. What solution did Baba Ayub think of for handling his son's sleepwalking?
(a) Tying Qais to the bed.
(b) Locking the doors at night.
(c) Hanging a bell around his neck.
(d) Locking the windows at night.

3. What kind of music did Nila prefer to play at her parties?
(a) Afghan music.
(b) Pop-rock music.
(c) Classical music.
(d) Jazz music.

4. What jobs does Uncle Nabi do for a living?
(a) He is a maitre d' and bartender.
(b) He is a cook and a chauffeur.
(c) He is a taxi driver and cashier.
(d) He is a butcher and a clerk.

5. How is Parwana's demeanor as an infant described in Chapter 3?
(a) She was a tyrant.
(b) She was forever smiling.
(c) She was intensely sad and shy.
(d) She was a sensible baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of feather does Pari point out on the boulder in Chapter 2?

2. Whose poem was attached to the rock that was thrown at Masooma by the boys in "She Was Forever Screaming"?

3. What request does Masooma make when Parwana is filling her hookah in the desert in Chapter 3?

4. What does the letter-writer claim Mr. Wahdati's life was lacking in Chapter 4?

5. How is Masooma's behavior as an infant described in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the frame device that is used in Chapter 4? Why do you think the author uses this frame?

4. Why did Nabi go about trying to secure a child for Nila? How did he do so?

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

6. How does Nabi describe his first meeting with Nila in Chapter 4?

7. What does Masoooma convince Parwana to do in the desert? Why?

8. Why does Saboor abuse and throw rocks at Abdullah in Chapter 2?

9. How was Parwana involved in the accident that led to Masooma's disability?

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

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