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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Shakila shopping in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?
(a) It is her sister's birthday.
(b) She is going on vacation.
(c) She is preparing for her wedding.
(d) She is trying to spend all her money.

2. What physical feature provide the borders for Pakistani rule?
(a) The paved roads.
(b) The rivers.
(c) The fences.
(d) The mountains.

3. How did Jamila's family react when the man visited her?
(a) They took away her money.
(b) They sent her to Paris.
(c) They beat her.
(d) They kicked her out.

4. Why are Shakila and Mahmoud separated?
(a) Mahmoud gets married.
(b) Shakila moves away for a job.
(c) Shakila is forced to stop seeing him.
(d) Mahmoud moves away for a job.

5. Why does Sultan say he moved his family to Pakistan?
(a) Because he was kicked out of Afghanistan.
(b) Because Kabul was turning violent.
(c) Because it was cheaper to live there.
(d) Because his uncle left him a house there.

6. What do the women at Shakila's celebration do before eating in "Wedding"?
(a) They tell jokes.
(b) They pray.
(c) They dance.
(d) They paint henna.

7. Why does Sonya agree to marry Sultan?
(a) Because he will make her rich.
(b) Because it will help her family.
(c) Because she loves him.
(d) Because her mother forces her to.

8. In "Crime and Punishment", how does Sharifa feel about staying in Peshawar?
(a) She dislikes it.
(b) She likes it a lot.
(c) She thinks she needs to stay there longer to like it.
(d) She doesn't care one way or the other.

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

10. In "The Matriarch", how many people live in Sultan's apartment?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

11. What does Shakila do for a living?
(a) She is a maid.
(b) She is a teacher's assistant.
(c) She is a secretary.
(d) She is a teacher.

12. What makes Bulbula unattractive to her social class?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is illiterate.
(c) She is old.
(d) She is sick.

13. In "The Matriarch", what reason is given for the Sultan's simple living arrangements?
(a) The war.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Too many wives.
(d) A loss of money.

14. How many children does Sultan have with his first wife?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

15. Who is given a bloody cloth after Shakila's wedding?
(a) Wakil's father.
(b) Shakila.
(c) Wakil.
(d) Shakila's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Bulbula after suffering an illness as a child?

2. How does Sharifa show she is upset with Sultan's choice of Sonya for a wife?

3. What does Shakila do during her feast in "Wedding"?

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

5. Where does Sultan apply for visas to in 2001?

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