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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. What does Leila decide to do when she sees Miriam's son get sent away?
(a) She decides to work harder to not get kicked out.
(b) She decides to have a plan to leave.
(c) She decides to ask Shakila for money.
(d) She decides to return to school.

2. What class does Leila take in "An Attempt"?
(a) History.
(b) Math.
(c) English.
(d) Art.

3. Where does "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding" take place?
(a) The Afghan countryside.
(b) Kabul.
(c) Burda.
(d) Pakistan.

4. How does Mansur feel about his life at the bookstore?
(a) He is indifferent about it.
(b) He is unhappy with it.
(c) He is happy with it.
(d) He is stressed out over it.

5. At the bath in "The Smell of Dust", who watches out for Bibi Gul?
(a) Sharifa.
(b) Leila.
(c) Shakila.
(d) Mansur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Shakila and Wakil covered with during their wedding ceremony?

2. What color is the mosque that Mansur travels to in "The Call From Ali"?

3. Why are Shakila and Mahmoud separated?

4. Why does Shakila lose her job?

5. Why can't Shakila act happy during her feast in "Wedding"?

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