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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 did Nila say Pari was studying in college in the interview from Chapter 6?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) History.
(c) Biology.
(d) Poetry.

2. Where does Gholam say a friend of his at the refugee camp took him to a whorehouse in Chapter 7?
(a) Istalif.
(b) Peshawar.
(c) Herat.
(d) Lashkargah

3. Who does Markos describe running the knickknack store in Tinos when he was young in Chapter 8?
(a) Mullah Shekib.
(b) Gholam.
(c) Mr. Roussos.
(d) Nahil.

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

5. Who are Adel's father's two bodyguards?
(a) Gholam and Iqbar.
(b) Shekib and Omar.
(c) Kabir and Azmaray.
(d) Nabi and Nila.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Markos Varvaris's profession?

2. How long ago did Idris's father die, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?

3. How did Roshi's five-year-old brother die?

4. What disease did Markos overcome when he was in the clinic with Manaar?

5. What is Amra's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Markos come to take his first photograph?

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

4. What conclusions does Pari reach after reading the magazine article in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

8. How is the character of Aria described?

9. How are Timur and Idris similar? How are they different?

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

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