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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 does Bibi Gul do after taking her bath in "The Smell of Dust"?
(a) She has someone bring her a cab.
(b) She braids her hair.
(c) She puts on her burka.
(d) She counts her change for bus fare.

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

3. How does the narrator describe the women in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?
(a) Intoxicated.
(b) Troubled.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Entertained.

4. Where does Leila hope she and her mother will go to get out of Sultan's apartment?
(a) With her aunt.
(b) With her brother.
(c) To India.
(d) To the women's house.

5. What does Sharifa do in Peshawar in "Crime and Punishment"?
(a) Makes pots.
(b) She doesn't work.
(c) Helps Sultan with his books.
(d) Weaves rugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Crime and Punishment", how long have Sultan and Sonya been married?

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

3. What do the women sit on in Sultan's apartment in "The Matriarch"?

4. What does Sharifa do in Peshawar with the other women?

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

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