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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 Leila help Bibi Gul at home?
(a) She takes her father to and from work.
(b) She does the yard work.
(c) She watches the younger children.
(d) She gives the neighbors rides.

2. How did a man visit Jamila while she was with her brother-in-law?
(a) He crawled through the window.
(b) He waited on the back porch.
(c) He opened the cellar door.
(d) He broke the key hole and opened the door.

3. How long after losing her job does Shakila marry?
(a) Two years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Three years.

4. How does Shakila know Mahmoud?
(a) They grew up together.
(b) They are distant cousins.
(c) They work together.
(d) They met at the market.

5. In "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding", what color are the burkas that blend together?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the women doing in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?

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

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

4. Where does Shakila go after shopping in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?

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

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