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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Smell of Dust, pgs. 163-180.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose idea is it for Shakila to wear a burka?
(a) Her mother's.
(b) Her own.
(c) Wakil's.
(d) Sultan's.

3. What is the only piece of furniture in the room with all the boxes in Sultan's apartment?
(a) A chair.
(b) A bed.
(c) A table.
(d) A bookcase.

4. Where does "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding" take place?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Burda.
(c) Kabul.
(d) The Afghan countryside.

5. What makes Bulbula unattractive to her social class?
(a) She is old.
(b) She is illiterate.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Crime and Punishment", how does Sharifa feel about staying in Peshawar?

2. How does Shakila react to her engagement?

3. Where does Shakila go after shopping in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?

4. How long after losing her job does Shakila marry?

5. How does Leila's family describe her cooking?

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