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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 is Nila during the interview that is excerpted in Chapter 6?
(a) 59.
(b) 36.
(c) 51.
(d) 44.
2. From where does Amra say her name comes in Chapter 5?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Bosnia.
(d) Russia.
3. What did Odelia do to stop Madaline's father from abusing her?
(a) She shot in in the knee with a rifle.
(b) She threatened him with a rifle.
(c) She punched him.
(d) She had her father beat him up.
4. What does the name "Nila" mean in English?
(a) Fawn.
(b) Fairy.
(c) Cloud.
(d) Rose.
5. What does the name "Manaar" translate to in English?
(a) Fairy.
(b) Fawn.
(c) Guiding light.
(d) Flower.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Gholam's uncle Abdullah live?
2. When did Timur and Idris's family settle in the United States?
3. Who told Nila about the affair between Pari and Julien?
4. In regards to her love of mathematics, Pari told Julien that she enjoyed the lack of arbitrariness and the absence of what in Chapter 6?
5. How did Roshi's five-year-old brother die?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Timur and Idris similar? How are they different?
2. What narrative perspective is employed in Chapter 8? Why do you think the author chose this perspective?
3. What is the symbolic significance of the articles about Markus's work in Chapter 8?
4. What does Markos relate about Pari's visit in Chapter 8?
5. What conclusions does Pari reach after reading the magazine article in Chapter 6?
6. What exchange takes place between Timur and Nabi in Chapter 5? What does this say about each character?
7. How did Markos come to take his first photograph?
8. In what ways has Commander Sahib improved the quality of life for the villagers?
9. What is Pari's relationship with Julien? For how long have they known one another?
10. What does Roshi write in Idris's book in the end of Chapter 5? How does this affect him?
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