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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through No Admission to Heaven, Billowing, Fluttering, Winding, pg. 81-93.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Jamila's husband leave her with his brother?
(a) He was taking a second wife.
(b) He was getting a visa.
(c) He couldn't afford to support her anymore.
(d) He was finding a job.

2. In "Suicide and Song", how do the Afghan women express their love?
(a) In diaries.
(b) In paintings.
(c) In weavings.
(d) In poems.

3. Why does Sultan say he moved his family to Pakistan?
(a) Because his uncle left him a house there.
(b) Because Kabul was turning violent.
(c) Because he was kicked out of Afghanistan.
(d) Because it was cheaper to live there.

4. Why is Shakila shopping in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?
(a) It is her sister's birthday.
(b) She is going on vacation.
(c) She is preparing for her wedding.
(d) She is trying to spend all her money.

5. When does "Burning Books", the store, open up?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1999.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sultan have to take such a long trip in "The Business Trip"?

2. Why do the religious police burn books in "Burning Books"?

3. What physical feature provide the borders for Pakistani rule?

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

5. Why is Sultan able to have books printed in "The Business Trip"?

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