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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Call From Ali", whose permission does Mansur need to travel to Mazar-i-Sharif?
(a) His uncle's.
(b) Rahimullah.
(c) Sultan.
(d) Bibi Gul.

2. How does Leila feel about staying in Sultan's apartment?
(a) Harassed.
(b) Overworked.
(c) Unwelcome.
(d) Overlooked.

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

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

5. Why can't Mansur's family celebrate the new year?
(a) They have to work that day.
(b) The Taliban won't allow it.
(c) They don't have the money.
(d) They don't believe in it.

6. At the bath in "The Smell of Dust", who watches out for Bibi Gul?
(a) Leila.
(b) Sharifa.
(c) Mansur.
(d) Shakila.

7. How long can the carpenter be in prison for stealing from Sultan?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 6 years.

8. How does Fazil feel about his detention homework?
(a) He is proud that he knows it all.
(b) He enjoys it.
(c) He thinks its a joke.
(d) He dislikes it.

9. Why does Sonya wish for a son as her second child?
(a) So she will have an inheritance.
(b) So Sultan won't take a third wife.
(c) So he can go to school.
(d) So she can go out in public.

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

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

12. Why does Akbar stay in Kabul longer than expected?
(a) He decides to go to school is Kabul.
(b) He loses his passport.
(c) He catches a cold.
(d) He can't get through the tunnel.

13. How is the Padsha Khan described in "My Mother Osama"?
(a) As professionals.
(b) As religious fanatics.
(c) As peace-keepers.
(d) As warlords.

14. Whose idea was it to enroll Fazil at Esteqlal?
(a) Mariam.
(b) Sultan.
(c) Yunus.
(d) Sharifa.

15. How does Bibi Gul feel at the bath in "The Smell of Dust"?
(a) Entertained.
(b) Confused.
(c) Relaxed.
(d) Stressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mansur and Akbar read as the travel in "The Call From Ali"?

2. In "The Call From Ali", why does Mansur say he doesn't have time for a social life?

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

4. In "An Attempt", what does Leila think is the most difficult part about meeting with the Ministry of Education?

5. How does Shakila feel about being a wife in "An Attempt"?

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