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

2. What does Shakila do during her feast in "Wedding"?
(a) Reads a book.
(b) Sits on a couch.
(c) Takes a walk outside.
(d) Tells jokes about her fiance.

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

4. Who negotiates the marriages of Shakila and Bulbula?
(a) Their mother.
(b) Sharifa.
(c) Their father.
(d) Sultan.

5. Who was originally meant to live in Sultan's apartment building in "The Matriarch"?
(a) The lower class.
(b) The middle class.
(c) Prisoners.
(d) Wealthy tradesmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Shakila married?

2. How does Sultan travel to Pakistan in "The Business Trip"?

3. What happened to Bulbula after suffering an illness as a child?

4. How does the narrator describe the women in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?

5. What does Shakila do after being painted with henna?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the bazaar look like in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?

4. Why does Sultan's apartment building often go without electricity?

5. Why does Bibi Gul receive a piece of cloth after Wakil's wedding?

6. What does Sharifa do in Peshawar?

7. What traditions are followed at Shakila's wedding?

8. What happened to Jamila?

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

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

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