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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Carpenter, pg. 214-244.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the carpenter prove he is sorry for stealing?
(a) He has his father beat him.
(b) He turns himself in to the police.
(c) He brings Sultan food.
(d) He says he'll go without pay.

2. What do Mansur and Akbar read as the travel in "The Call From Ali"?
(a) The Koran.
(b) A magazine.
(c) An old travel guide.
(d) A newspaper.

3. Who negotiates the marriages of Shakila and Bulbula?
(a) Sultan.
(b) Their mother.
(c) Sharifa.
(d) Their father.

4. Why are Shakila and Mahmoud separated?
(a) Shakila is forced to stop seeing him.
(b) Mahmoud gets married.
(c) Shakila moves away for a job.
(d) Mahmoud moves away for a job.

5. Who comes to Sultan's house to complain that the carpenter's father was arrested?
(a) The carpenter's uncle.
(b) The carpenter's female relatives.
(c) The carpenter himself.
(d) The carpenter's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the Afghani new year celebrated?

2. In "The Carpenter", why does Mansur enroll in English classes?

3. How does Mansur feel about his life at the bookstore?

4. Why doesn't Sultan take the carpenter to the police?

5. Why does Shakila lose her job?

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