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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the women doing in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?
(a) Driving.
(b) Talking.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Shopping.

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

3. How long after losing her job does Shakila marry?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

4. Who does the narrator say used to enjoy wearing the burka?
(a) Farmers.
(b) Poor women.
(c) Married women.
(d) Rich women.

5. What does talking about Saliqa remind the women of in "Crime and Punishment"?
(a) Women who are involved with men.
(b) How their husbands treat their children.
(c) Children who are beaten for crimes.
(d) The laws that protect them from shame.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only piece of furniture in the room with all the boxes in Sultan's apartment?

2. In "The Matriarch", when was Sultan's apartment built?

3. What do the women sit on in Sultan's apartment in "The Matriarch"?

4. Why is Sultan able to have books printed in "The Business Trip"?

5. Why does Bibi Gul say she won't let Leila marry while she is still alive?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Matriarch", what is Sultan's apartment like?

2. How does the Taliban affect Shakila's life?

3. Why does Sultan visit Lahore in "The Business Trip"?

4. What is Sultan's history with selling books?

5. In "Burning Books", why are Sultan's books burned?

6. Why does the burka come up in Shakila's relationship with Wakil?

7. What does Sultan do when he wants to take a new wife in "The Proposal"?

8. How does Shakila's family prepare for her wedding in "Wedding"?

9. What makes Bulbula difficult to marry?

10. What is unique about the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan?

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