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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 disease did Markos overcome when he was in the clinic with Manaar?

2. What is the name of Adel's mother?

3. What is the Presidential Palace in Kabul called?

4. Where does Gholam say a friend of his at the refugee camp took him to a whorehouse in Chapter 7?

5. What does Thalia tell Markos to do in her message in the beginning of Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Gholam grow up? Why did he and his father return?

2. What does Markos relate about Pari's visit in Chapter 8?

3. Describe Markos's childhood. Where did he grow up? What was his family like?

4. Who is Amra Ademovic and what is her relationship to Roshi?

5. How is Markos's first meeting with Thalia described in Chapter 8?

6. What litarary frame device is employed in Chapter 6? Why?

7. What does Roshi write in Idris's book in the end of Chapter 5? How does this affect him?

8. In what ways has Commander Sahib improved the quality of life for the villagers?

9. How does Nila address her poetry and the sources of her poetry in Chapter 6?

10. What led up to Roshi's injuries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Parwana in the novel. What motivations drive Parwana? What are her major actions in the story? How does Parwana contribute to the novel's plot?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of gender roles and economic and social differences in the novel. How are the expectations of women different than men? What characters stand apart from the norm? How?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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