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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 does Masooma convince Parwana to do in the desert in Chapter 3?
(a) To kill her with a dagger.
(b) To leave her there and return home.
(c) To marry Iqbar.
(d) To go for help in Kabul.

2. What is the name of Ms. Amra Ademovic's daughter?
(a) Sultana.
(b) Roshi.
(c) Masooma.
(d) Parwana.

3. How old does the letter-writer in Chapter 4 presume himself to be?
(a) In his mid-90s.
(b) In his mid-80s.
(c) In his late 50s.
(d) In his late 70s.

4. In what year did Nila ask Nabi to take her to Shadbagh?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1950.

5. What sets Chapter 4 apart from the other chapters in And the Mountains Echoed?
(a) It has a title.
(b) It is set in the future.
(c) It is related through a newspaper article.
(d) It has no title.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would the div do if a family refused to give it one child, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. What happens to Pari in Chapter 2?

3. Why does Abdullah's father hit him in the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. For how long had a drought plagued the people of Baba Ayub's village, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?

5. On what day of the week does Parwana visit the graves of her parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How has life in Saboor's home changed after Pari has been gone in the end of Chapter 2?

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

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

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

9. How did Parwana and Masooma differ as babies?

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

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