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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. Who is the interviewer of the excerpt from the magazine in Chapter 6?
(a) Mullah Shekib.
(b) Suleiman Wahdati.
(c) Etienne Boustouler.
(d) Markos Varvaris.

2. Who calls Pari about her mother as she is leaving with Julien?
(a) Dr. Wahdati.
(b) Dr. Delaunay.
(c) Dr. Shekib.
(d) Dr. Boustouler.

3. In what village does Adel live with his family?
(a) Mazar-i-Sharif.
(b) Jalalabad.
(c) Kandahar.
(d) Shadbagh-e-Kohna.

4. What does the name "Manaar" translate to in English?
(a) Fairy.
(b) Guiding light.
(c) Fawn.
(d) Flower.

5. Where is Adel's father going to oversee his fields of cotton in Chapter 7?
(a) Istalif.
(b) Mazar-i-Sharif.
(c) Lashkargah.
(d) Helmand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gholam acquire from a boy in town along with Adel's jersey in Chapter 7?

2. Where was Nila interviewed for the magazine article in Chapter 6?

3. What is Amra's last name?

4. What is the name of Gholam's paternal grandmother?

5. Where is Idris studying internal medicine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed about Nila's parents in Chapter 6?

2. How is Markos's first meeting with Thalia described in Chapter 8?

3. What promise does Idris make to Roshi? Does he fulfill his promise? Why or why not?

4. How do Gholam and Adel first meet? What does Adel end up handing over to Gholam?

5. What led up to Roshi's injuries?

6. Who is Adel and where does he live?

7. What litarary frame device is employed in Chapter 6? Why?

8. Where did Gholam grow up? Why did he and his father return?

9. Describe Markos's childhood. Where did he grow up? What was his family like?

10. Who is Amra Ademovic and what is her relationship to Roshi?

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