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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 does Bibi Gul feel at the bath in "The Smell of Dust"?
(a) Relaxed.
(b) Entertained.
(c) Confused.
(d) Stressed.

2. Why does Bibi Gul say she won't let Leila marry while she is still alive?
(a) Because she wants to leave her estate to Leila.
(b) So someone can take care of her.
(c) So she can save money.
(d) Because arranged marriages are wrong.

3. What does Sharifa bring with her when she returns to Sultan's apartment?
(a) Artworks.
(b) Books.
(c) Presents.
(d) Food.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many women do after the fall of the Taliban?

2. Why did Sultan banish Farid from the family?

3. In "Suicide and Song", how do the Afghan women express their love?

4. How does Leila feel about staying in Sultan's apartment?

5. How many decrees does the narrator say the Taliban passed in 1996?

(see the answer key)

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