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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Business Trip, pg. 41-67.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Why does Sultan have to take such a long trip in "The Business Trip"?
(a) Because he helps someone else get home.
(b) Because it is difficult to cross the Pakistani border.
(c) Because the capital is far away.
(d) Because he has a lot of work to finish.

3. Why do Sultan's female relatives not dress up for his wedding to Sonya?
(a) They are rebeling against the marriage.
(b) They can't afford nice clothes.
(c) They don't want to look better than Sonya.
(d) It's their family tradition.

4. When did Sultan begin buying and selling books?
(a) After his first wedding.
(b) When he was in college.
(c) After his fabric business closed.
(d) When his father gave him his first book.

5. What does Sharifa do in Peshawar with the other women?
(a) Dances.
(b) Eats.
(c) Writes.
(d) Sings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many textbooks does Sultan want in "The Business Trip"?

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

3. Why is Saliqa beaten?

4. When does "Burning Books", the store, open up?

5. How does Sultan dress while traveling in "The Business Trip"?

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