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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bibi Gul say she won't let Leila marry while she is still alive?
(a) Because she wants to leave her estate to Leila.
(b) So someone can take care of her.
(c) So she can save money.
(d) Because arranged marriages are wrong.

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

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

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

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

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

7. How many rooms are in Sultan's apartment in "The Matriarch"?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

8. Why did Jamila's family kill her?
(a) To save money.
(b) It was an accident.
(c) To not be disgraced.
(d) To avenge her crimes.

9. Why are Shakila and Bulbula older than most brides?
(a) They were both sick for a long time.
(b) They don't have enough money to get married.
(c) They were traveling.
(d) Their mother stopped them from getting married.

10. Why is Saliqa beaten?
(a) For cheating on a test.
(b) For stealing from a store.
(c) For talking with a boy.
(d) For skipping school.

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

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

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

14. What happened to Bulbula after suffering an illness as a child?
(a) She needs to eat a special diet.
(b) She never recovered.
(c) She can't speak.
(d) She lost the ability to walk.

15. Why can't Shakila act happy during her feast in "Wedding"?
(a) Because she is upset to be getting married.
(b) Because it is tradition.
(c) Because she doesn't like her in-laws.
(d) Because she is tired.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of hairstyles do the Taliban ban?

2. Why are Shakila and Mahmoud separated?

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

4. What does Sharifa do in Peshawar in "Crime and Punishment"?

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

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