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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. On what day of the week does Parwana visit the graves of her parents?

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

3. What is the name of Ms. Amra Ademovic's daughter?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nabi visit Parwana and Masooma in Chapter 3? What information does he relate?

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

3. What does the notebook symbolize in the novel? What happens to the notebook?

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

5. What are Abdullah and Pari's impressions of the Wahdati home? How is the home described?

6. How was Parwana involved in the accident that led to Masooma's disability?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Nabi in And the Mountains Echoed. When did Nabi meet Nila? What inspired Nabi to convince Saboor to sell Pari? How do Nabi's actions drive the plot of the novel?

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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