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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) Cleaning.
(c) Talking.
(d) Shopping.

2. What do Sultan and Sharifa talk about when they are reunited in "The Business Trip"?
(a) The family.
(b) Current events.
(c) Art and literature.
(d) Their health.

3. How does Shakila react to her engagement?
(a) She is relieved to be getting married.
(b) She is excited.
(c) She isn't happy about it.
(d) She is nervous.

4. In "Wedding", what time of day is it when the groom and bride are painted with henna?
(a) Morning.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Evening.

5. Why does Sultan want textbooks printed?
(a) To sell in his shop.
(b) To ship to Afghanistan.
(c) To start his own publishing house.
(d) To give to the school children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jamila's husband leave her with his brother?

2. How did a man visit Jamila while she was with her brother-in-law?

3. Who was originally meant to live in Sultan's apartment building in "The Matriarch"?

4. Why must Shakila and Wakil sit down at the same time on their wedding day?

5. What does Shakila do during her feast in "Wedding"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Shakila's life like at school?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What story about Saliqa is told in "Suicide and Song"?

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

9. What does Sharifa do in Peshawar?

10. What happens when Sultan marries Sharifa?

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