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

2. What happened to Bulbula after suffering an illness as a child?
(a) She never recovered.
(b) She needs to eat a special diet.
(c) She lost the ability to walk.
(d) She can't speak.

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

4. Why are Shakila and Bulbula older than most brides?
(a) They were traveling.
(b) They don't have enough money to get married.
(c) Their mother stopped them from getting married.
(d) They were both sick for a long time.

5. How many children does Bibi Gul have?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jamila's family kill her?

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

3. What does talking about Saliqa remind the women of in "Crime and Punishment"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Shakila doing in "Billowing, Winding, Fluttering"?

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

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

4. What happens when Sultan marries Sharifa?

5. In "Temptations", what does Mansur try to do?

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

7. In "The Matriarch", what does Bibi Gul fear?

8. What do the women in Peshawar talk about in "Crime and Punishment"?

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

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

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