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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 family name of Timur and Idris?
(a) Wahdati.
(b) Varvaris.
(c) Shekib.
(d) Bashiri.

2. What did Markos and Thalia use to make a camera as children?
(a) A plastic tube.
(b) A shoebox.
(c) A roll of paper towels.
(d) A paper plate.

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

4. Where is Idris studying internal medicine?
(a) U. C. Davis.
(b) Yale.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Harvard.

5. How old was Pari when she met Julien?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Gholam tell Adel he is when they meet in Chapter 7?

2. What is the Presidential Palace in Kabul called?

3. What does the name "Pari" translate to from Farsi to EnglisH?

4. Where does Gholam say he grew up in a camp in Chapter 7?

5. For how long have Adel and his family lived in the village away from Kabul in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What narrative perspective is employed in Chapter 8? Why do you think the author chose this perspective?

2. What exchange takes place between Timur and Nabi in Chapter 5? What does this say about each character?

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. How does Nila address her poetry and the sources of her poetry in Chapter 6?

7. What happens regarding the land settlement in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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