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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. Why can't Shakila act happy during her feast in "Wedding"?
(a) Because she doesn't like her in-laws.
(b) Because it is tradition.
(c) Because she is upset to be getting married.
(d) Because she is tired.

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

3. Why must Shakila and Wakil sit down at the same time on their wedding day?
(a) Because it proves they love each other.
(b) Because Shakila's mother insists.
(c) Because Wakil gets angry if they don't.
(d) Because it is a superstition.

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

5. How many girls does Sultan select to choose his wife from in "The Proposal"?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Saliqa beaten?

2. In "Suicide and Song", how do the Afghan women express their love?

3. How does Shakila react to her engagement?

4. Who does the narrator say used to enjoy wearing the burka?

5. What are the women doing in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to Jamila?

4. What happens when Sultan marries Sharifa?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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