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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 does "nang and namoos" translate to in English?

2. Where did Baba Ayub live, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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

4. How would Qais charm anyone he met, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?

5. For how long had a drought plagued the people of Baba Ayub's village, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the objective of Baba Ayub's journey? Does he achieve his objective?

3. How does Abdllah compare Parwana's love for Iqbar to her love for him?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where does Nila take the children during their visit in Chapter 2? What do they do there?

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

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

Discuss and analyze the character of Abdullah in And the Mountains Echoed. How old is Abdullah when his character is first introduced? What impact does the loss of Pari have on Abdullah? Where does Abdullah end up living?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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