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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does "Burning Books", the store, open up?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1999.

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

4. Where is Shakila married?
(a) A public park.
(b) Mariam's house.
(c) Bulbula's house.
(d) Her mother's porch.

5. Where does Sultan apply for visas to in 2001?
(a) The United States.
(b) Canada.
(c) England.
(d) India.

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

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

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

9. In "Wedding", how must Shakila act toward her mother-in-law?
(a) Silent.
(b) Like a servant.
(c) She isn't allowed to speak to her.
(d) Pleased to be joining her family.

10. Why did Jamila's husband leave her with his brother?
(a) He couldn't afford to support her anymore.
(b) He was finding a job.
(c) He was getting a visa.
(d) He was taking a second wife.

11. When did Sultan's book business first prosper?
(a) In the 1960s.
(b) When the Afghan monarchy was in control.
(c) After the Soviets invaded.
(d) After the Afghan monarchy was abolished.

12. Why do the religious police burn books in "Burning Books"?
(a) They find them objectionable.
(b) They think they are too expensive.
(c) They don't allow religious texts in their city.
(d) They were told to by Sultan.

13. What does Shakila do after being painted with henna?
(a) She goes for a walk.
(b) She reads a book.
(c) She eats her feast.
(d) She sleeps.

14. In "The Matriarch", where does each woman keep her personal treasures?
(a) In a locked box.
(b) Buried outside.
(c) In a drawer.
(d) Under her bed.

15. What does Sultan do when he wants to take a wife in "The Proposal"?
(a) He holds a party.
(b) He asks his sister to suggest someone.
(c) He talks to his brother about it.
(d) He finds someone to help him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Shakila go after shopping in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?

2. How does Sultan travel to Pakistan in "The Business Trip"?

3. Why doesn't Sultan buy the textbooks from a foreign publisher in "The Business Trip"?

4. What do the families drink after the wedding ceremony in "Wedding"?

5. What does Shakila do for a living?

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