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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 Nila take the children while her husband shows Saboor where he will be working in Chapter 2?
(a) To the bazaar.
(b) To the mosque.
(c) To a candy store.
(d) To the cemetery.

2. What is the name of Abdullah and Pari's stepmother?
(a) Sultana.
(b) Nila.
(c) Parwana.
(d) Masooma.

3. For how long had a drought plagued the people of Baba Ayub's village, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?
(a) Six years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Eight years.

4. How old was Abdullah when his mother died?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Nine.

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 does Baba Ayub's village's name translate to in English?

2. What happens to Pari in Chapter 2?

3. What does "aziz" translate to in English?

4. What solution did Baba Ayub think of for handling his son's sleepwalking?

5. Abdullah asks his father in Chapter 2 why who did not drive them to Kabul?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Omar's death? How did this impact Saboor's family?

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

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

4. What is the objective of Baba Ayub's journey? Does he achieve his objective?

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

6. Describe the character of Baba Ayub. Where and when does Baba Ayub live?

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

8. Discuss the narrative style in Chapter 1. From whose perspective is this chapter related and why?

9. What is the symbolic significance of the feathers in the novel?

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

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