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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. What types of hairstyles do the Taliban ban?
(a) Shaved heads.
(b) Died hair.
(c) Long styles.
(d) Western styles.

2. Who is at the bath in "The Smell of Dust"?
(a) The men and the women.
(b) All the women.
(c) All the men.
(d) Only the adult women.

3. In "The Matriarch", where does each woman keep her personal treasures?
(a) Buried outside.
(b) In a locked box.
(c) In a drawer.
(d) Under her bed.

4. Why does Shakila lose her job?
(a) The school is burned down.
(b) The Taliban makes it illegal for her to work.
(c) Because of her relationship with Mahmoud.
(d) She becomes ill.

5. In "The Matriarch", how many people live in Sultan's apartment?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jamila's family react when the man visited her?

2. What is the only piece of furniture in the room with all the boxes in Sultan's apartment?

3. Why is Saliqa beaten?

4. Whose idea is it for Shakila to wear a burka?

5. Where does Leila hope she and her mother will go to get out of Sultan's apartment?

(see the answer key)

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