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

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 nothing about it.
(d) They say it is a shame.

2. How does Shakila know Mahmoud?
(a) They grew up together.
(b) They met at the market.
(c) They are distant cousins.
(d) They work together.

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

4. Why does Shakila lose her job?
(a) She becomes ill.
(b) The school is burned down.
(c) The Taliban makes it illegal for her to work.
(d) Because of her relationship with Mahmoud.

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

6. How does Shakila react to her engagement?
(a) She is excited.
(b) She is nervous.
(c) She isn't happy about it.
(d) She is relieved to be getting married.

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

8. What do many women do after the fall of the Taliban?
(a) They begin to write about their lives.
(b) They form organizations.
(c) They get married.
(d) They move.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What are Shakila and Wakil covered with during their wedding ceremony?
(a) Glitter.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A cloud of smoke.
(d) A thin veil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many girls does Sultan select to choose his wife from in "The Proposal"?

2. Where is Shakila married?

3. How many rooms are in Sultan's apartment in "The Matriarch"?

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

5. What does Shakila ask Wakil about working at their engagement party?

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