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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. How did Abdullah's mother die?

2. Where does Nila take the children while her husband shows Saboor where he will be working in Chapter 2?

3. What happened to the object that Parwana shoplifted for Saboor when they were kids?

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

5. What jobs does Uncle Nabi do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How has life in Saboor's home changed after Pari has been gone in the end of Chapter 2?

4. What is the second test that the div poses to Baba Ayub? How does Baba Ayub do with this test?

5. Why did Nabi go about trying to secure a child for Nila? How did he do so?

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

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

8. Describe the opening scene in Chapter 3. How does this scene set the tone of the chapter?

9. Why does Saboor abuse and throw rocks at Abdullah in Chapter 2?

10. How is the past visit by Nila to Shadbagh described in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style(s) in And the Mountains Echoed. What different perspectives are presented? What points of view are used? Why does the author employ these different narrative styles?

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

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?

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