The Bookseller of Kabul Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Bookseller of Kabul Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Åsne Seierstad
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Wedding, pg. 94-105.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many girls does Sultan select to choose his wife from in "The Proposal"?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

4. How does the narrator say Taliban rule could have affected Shakila's wedding?
(a) She couldn't wear a veil.
(b) She couldn't run away from her husband.
(c) There couldn't be music.
(d) No male relatives could have attened the ceremony.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Shakila shopping in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?

2. In "Wedding", what does Shakila fear will ruin her hairdo?

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

4. Why does Sultan want textbooks printed?

5. What does Shakila do after being painted with henna?

(see the answer key)

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