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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 do "divs" and "jinns" refer to in the context of the novel?

2. What did Baba Ayub announce as his intentions when the div opened the gate to his fort in Chapter 1?

3. What does "nang and namoos" translate to in English?

4. Where was Saboor when he died?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What feelings does Parwana express for Saboor in the 1949 timeline in Chapter 3?

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

3. How did Parwana and Masooma differ as babies?

4. Why does Masooma claim to want to go to Kabul? How does she convince her sister to take her?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are at least three frame devices employed in And the Mountains Echoed. What different frames are used? Why are they used? What impact do these frame devices have on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Pari, Abdullah's daughter, in the novel. When is Pari first introduced? What connection does she have with her aunt and namesake? How is Pari's childhood described?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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