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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Mansur in "The Call From Ali"?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

2. How does Leila's family describe her cooking?
(a) Leila never cooks for her family.
(b) They think it is horrible.
(c) They think it is good.
(d) They think it is simple.

3. Who does Sultan take with him to confront the carpenter about stealing?
(a) Mansur.
(b) Jalaluddin.
(c) Rasul.
(d) Leila.

4. Why does Leila have to meet with the Ministry of Education?
(a) To get a job as a teacher.
(b) To get her report card.
(c) To help Mansur.
(d) To finish school.

5. What happens when Leila wants to get onions in "A Broken Heart"?
(a) They make her dig them up herself.
(b) They don't give her enough money.
(c) They laugh at her.
(d) They send one of the boys instead.

6. Why does Tajmir go to Khost?
(a) Because it is where Bob works.
(b) Because it is a Taliban base.
(c) Because his wife is there.
(d) Because it is concerned a neutral zone.

7. What country does Karim work for?
(a) India.
(b) Japan.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) China.

8. What time does Fazil wake up to go to school?
(a) Five.
(b) Six thirty.
(c) Five thirty.
(d) Six.

9. Why is Leila still up at midnight in "The Smell of Dust"?
(a) Because she is doing chores.
(b) Because she can't sleep.
(c) Because it is when she reads.
(d) Because Sultan is being loud.

10. Who did Mariam marry after her husband's death?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His brother.
(d) His son from another marriage.

11. How long do Bob and Tajmir stay in Khost?
(a) Several weeks.
(b) Just one day.
(c) Several days.
(d) One month.

12. Where does Leila hope she and her mother will go to get out of Sultan's apartment?
(a) To India.
(b) With her aunt.
(c) To the women's house.
(d) With her brother.

13. Who ends up getting arrested for the carpenter's crime in "The Carpenter"?
(a) Mansur.
(b) No one.
(c) A kiosk owner.
(d) The carpenter's son.

14. Who is Kamal Khan?
(a) A commander.
(b) A journalist.
(c) A statesman.
(d) A construction worker.

15. Who is Leila angry with because she didn't attend high school?
(a) Bibi Gul.
(b) Sultan.
(c) Sharifa.
(d) Sonya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sultan hire the carpenter?

2. How does Bibi Gul get home from the bath in "The Smell of Dust"?

3. Whose idea was it to enroll Fazil at Esteqlal?

4. In "The Dreary Room", how old is Aimal?

5. Who comes to Sultan's house to complain that the carpenter's father was arrested?

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