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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. Why does the narrator tell his children they will need their sleep tonight in Chapter 1?

2. What word from Chapter 2 refers to Afghan nomads primarily from the Ghilji tribal confederacy?

3. What did Abdullah's stepmother teach the children to make dolls from?

4. What request does Masooma make when Parwana is filling her hookah in the desert in Chapter 3?

5. How old is Iqbal said to be in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Baba Ayub hand over Qais? How does he feel about this action?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss and analyze the character of Nila Wahdati in And the Mountains Echoed. How is Nila's character introduced? What are her objectives in the story? How does her character evolve in the narrative? What happens to Nila?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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