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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. Who are Adel's father's two bodyguards?

2. Where is Idris studying internal medicine?

3. For how long have Adel and his family lived in the village away from Kabul in Chapter 7?

4. How are Timur and Idris related?

5. Who calls Pari about her mother as she is leaving with Julien?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are Timur and Idris similar? How are they different?

4. What narrative perspective is employed in Chapter 8? Why do you think the author chose this perspective?

5. How did Markos come to take his first photograph?

6. What happens regarding the land settlement in Chapter 7?

7. Who is Adel and where does he live?

8. What is Pari's relationship with Julien? For how long have they known one another?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of isolation and friendship in And the Mountains Echoed. What characters in the novel suffer from isolation? How do they overcome isolation? What serves as symbolism for this theme?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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