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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. How old was Abdullah when his mother died?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.
2. What does the letter-writer claim Mr. Wahdati's life was lacking in Chapter 4?
(a) Love and caring.
(b) Land and family.
(c) Purpose and direction.
(d) Money and fame.
3. What is the darkness around Parwana compared to in the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Perogatory.
(b) A black tunnel.
(c) A mother's womb.
(d) The bottom of a well.
4. In what language did Nila tell Nabi that sometimes she believed he was her only friend in Chapter 4?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.
5. What is the name of Ms. Amra Ademovic's daughter?
(a) Roshi.
(b) Sultana.
(c) Parwana.
(d) Masooma.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Parwana steal for Saboor when she was a child?
2. How old was Omar when he died?
3. What word from Chapter 2 refers to Afghan nomads primarily from the Ghilji tribal confederacy?
4. How old was Saboor when he died, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
5. What is the name of the narrator's daughter in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the symbolic significance of the feathers in the novel?
2. How is the marriage of the Wahdatis described by Nabi in Chapter 4?
3. Discuss the narrative style in Chapter 1. From whose perspective is this chapter related and why?
4. Why does Baba Ayub hand over Qais? How does he feel about this action?
5. Where does Nila take the children during their visit in Chapter 2? What do they do there?
6. How was Parwana involved in the accident that led to Masooma's disability?
7. Discuss the nonlinear structure of Chapter 3. Why does the author relate the story in this way?
8. Why did Nabi go about trying to secure a child for Nila? How did he do so?
9. How has life in Saboor's home changed after Pari has been gone in the end of Chapter 2?
10. What is the second test that the div poses to Baba Ayub? How does Baba Ayub do with this test?
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