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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My Mother Osama, pg. 244-266.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Shakila feel about being a wife in "An Attempt"?
(a) She dislikes it.
(b) She fears she isn't good at it.
(c) She is pleased with it.
(d) She wishes she had a different husband.

2. Why does Leila have to meet with the Ministry of Education?
(a) To finish school.
(b) To get a job as a teacher.
(c) To get her report card.
(d) To help Mansur.

3. What is the only piece of furniture in the room with all the boxes in Sultan's apartment?
(a) A table.
(b) A bed.
(c) A bookcase.
(d) A chair.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many girls does Sultan select to choose his wife from in "The Proposal"?

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

3. Where does "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding" take place?

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

5. What do the tanks look like that Mansur passes in "The Call From Ali"?

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