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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of music did Nila prefer to play at her parties?
2. What was the name of the first baby of Abdullah's stepmother who died from a cold?
3. What would the div do if a family refused to give it one child, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
4. When was Nader Shah assassinated?
5. Where does Nila take the children while her husband shows Saboor where he will be working in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the character of Baba Ayub. Where and when does Baba Ayub live?
2. Why did Nabi go about trying to secure a child for Nila? How did he do so?
3. What does Masoooma convince Parwana to do in the desert? Why?
4. How is the past visit by Nila to Shadbagh described in Chapter 2?
5. What is the second test that the div poses to Baba Ayub? How does Baba Ayub do with this test?
6. Why does Masooma claim to want to go to Kabul? How does she convince her sister to take her?
7. Why does Nabi visit Parwana and Masooma in Chapter 3? What information does he relate?
8. What is the frame device that is used in Chapter 4? Why do you think the author uses this frame?
9. What does the notebook symbolize in the novel? What happens to the notebook?
10. Describe the opening scene in Chapter 3. How does this scene set the tone of the chapter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the plot structure of And the Mountains Echoed. Where in the narrative does the exposition transition to rising action? Where does the climax take place? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the story from Chapter 1 and the character of Baba Ayub. What are aspects of parable that apply to this story? What lessons or morals does the story reinforce? How does Baba Ayub's character evolve in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the setting and historical context of the novel. What time span is covered in the narrative? What are the main settings of the story? How do politics and international relations impact the story?
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