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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. Why does Shakila's mother mourn after her wedding?
(a) Because she can't see her daughter.
(b) Because she fears her husband will take a second wife.
(c) Because of the money she spent on the ceremony.
(d) Because she knows the arranged marriage was wrong.

2. How does Bibi Gul get home from the bath in "The Smell of Dust"?
(a) She takes a cab.
(b) She rides a horse.
(c) She takes a bus.
(d) She walks.

3. How does Leila's family describe her cooking?
(a) They think it is simple.
(b) They think it is horrible.
(c) They think it is good.
(d) Leila never cooks for her family.

4. Where does Shakila go after shopping in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?
(a) To school.
(b) To her fiance's house.
(c) Home.
(d) To a restaurant.

5. In "Crime and Punishment", how does Sharifa feel about staying in Peshawar?
(a) She thinks she needs to stay there longer to like it.
(b) She likes it a lot.
(c) She doesn't care one way or the other.
(d) She dislikes it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Shakila know Mahmoud?

2. What does Sharifa bring with her when she returns to Sultan's apartment?

3. How does the narrator describe the women in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?

4. How does Shakila react to her engagement?

5. How do the women discuss Saliqa's beating?

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