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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An Attempt, pg. 181-193.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the women discuss Saliqa's beating?
(a) They say she is a disgrace.
(b) They say it's just a joke.
(c) They say it is a shame.
(d) They say nothing about it.

2. Why did Sultan banish Farid from the family?
(a) Because he stole money.
(b) Because he started his own store.
(c) Because he beat up a woman.
(d) Because he gambled.

3. Where does Leila hope she and her mother will go to get out of Sultan's apartment?
(a) To the women's house.
(b) With her aunt.
(c) With her brother.
(d) To India.

4. What do Mansur and Akbar read as the travel in "The Call From Ali"?
(a) The Koran.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) An old travel guide.
(d) A magazine.

5. In "Wedding", what time of day is it when the groom and bride are painted with henna?
(a) Evening.
(b) Morning.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mansur feel at the end of "The Call From Ali"?

2. How many children does Sultan have with his first wife?

3. Who does the narrator say used to enjoy wearing the burka?

4. What surprises Leila about the class she takes in "An Attempt"?

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

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