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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 is the name of the gentleman that Saboor takes a job from in Kabul in Chapter 2?

2. Abdullah asks his father in Chapter 2 why who did not drive them to Kabul?

3. What is the darkness around Parwana compared to in the end of Chapter 3?

4. What was Nila's mother's tongue?

5. How is Parwana's demeanor as an infant described in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the frame device that is used in Chapter 4? Why do you think the author uses this frame?

2. What is the symbolic significance of the feathers in the novel?

3. How is the marriage of the Wahdatis described by Nabi in Chapter 4?

4. Discuss the nonlinear structure of Chapter 3. Why does the author relate the story in this way?

5. How does Nabi describe his first two years of working for Suleiman Wahdati in Chapter 4?

6. Define literary frame story and discuss how this device applies in Chapter 1.

7. How did Parwana behave after her trip to Shadbagh in Chapter 4? Why?

8. Discuss the narrative style in Chapter 1. From whose perspective is this chapter related and why?

9. How does Nabi describe his first meeting with Nila in Chapter 4?

10. Describe the character of Baba Ayub. Where and when does Baba Ayub live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the settings of Shadbagh and Kabul in the novel. How do these settings differ economically? What economies drive each setting? How do these settings change over time?

Essay Topic 2

Who are the central protagonists and antagonists in And the Mountains Echoed? What aspects of these characters cast them into these roles? Is there a central protagonist?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Commander Sahib in the novel. What power does Commander Sahib represent? What does his character represent in the storyline as a whole? What happens to Commander Sahib?

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