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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 is the name of the refugee camp where Gholam grew up?
(a) The Istalif refugee camp.
(b) The Jalalabad refugee camp.
(c) The Jalozai reffugee camp.
(d) The Lashkargah refugee camp.

2. To whom was Thalia's mother married when Markos met Thalia for the first time?
(a) Suleiman Wahdati.
(b) Mullah Shekib.
(c) Andreas Gianakos.
(d) Etienne Boustouler.

3. When did Nila's parents divorce?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1948.

4. Where does Gholam say he grew up in a camp in Chapter 7?
(a) In Pakistan.
(b) In America.
(c) In India.
(d) In Iran.

5. What kind of company does Timur run in the United States?
(a) A stock investment comparny.
(b) A real-estate mortgage company.
(c) A cotton factory.
(d) An international trading company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Markos's mother?

2. What did Markos and Thalia use to make a camera as children?

3. How are Timur and Idris related?

4. What is the Presidential Palace in Kabul called?

5. Where does Gholam's uncle Abdullah live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Pari's relationship with Julien? For how long have they known one another?

3. What led up to Roshi's injuries?

4. What is the symbolic significance of the articles about Markus's work in Chapter 8?

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

6. What does Markos relate about Pari's visit in Chapter 8?

7. In what ways has Commander Sahib improved the quality of life for the villagers?

8. What does Roshi write in Idris's book in the end of Chapter 5? How does this affect him?

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

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

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