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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. How many decrees does the narrator say the Taliban passed in 1996?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

2. Who was originally meant to live in Sultan's apartment building in "The Matriarch"?
(a) The middle class.
(b) Wealthy tradesmen.
(c) Prisoners.
(d) The lower class.

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

4. How many rooms are in Sultan's apartment in "The Matriarch"?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

5. What does Shakila ask Wakil about working at their engagement party?
(a) If he will make enough money to support them.
(b) If his job will force them to move.
(c) If she can start her own business.
(d) If he will allow her to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Shakila know Mahmoud?

2. What does Shakila do for a living?

3. How did a man visit Jamila while she was with her brother-in-law?

4. Why is Leila still up at midnight in "The Smell of Dust"?

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

(see the answer key)

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