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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 does Shakila feel about being a wife in "An Attempt"?
(a) She fears she isn't good at it.
(b) She is pleased with it.
(c) She dislikes it.
(d) She wishes she had a different husband.

2. Why does Leila have to meet with the Ministry of Education?
(a) To finish school.
(b) To get a job as a teacher.
(c) To help Mansur.
(d) To get her report card.

3. What happens when Leila wants to get onions in "A Broken Heart"?
(a) They make her dig them up herself.
(b) They send one of the boys instead.
(c) They laugh at her.
(d) They don't give her enough money.

4. In "My Mother Osama", how does Feroza earn extra pay?
(a) For selling old guns.
(b) For traveling in dangerous areas.
(c) For finding new recruits.
(d) For selling drugs.

5. Who comes to Sultan's house to complain that the carpenter's father was arrested?
(a) The carpenter himself.
(b) The carpenter's female relatives.
(c) The carpenter's son.
(d) The carpenter's uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leila decide to do when she sees Miriam's son get sent away?

2. What does Fazil study before sleeping?

3. In "The Dreary Room", how old is Aimal?

4. How old was Fazil when his father died?

5. Why is Leila still up at midnight in "The Smell of Dust"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the environment at the bath like in "The Smell of Dust"?

2. In "The Dreary Room", what is an average day like for Aimal?

3. How does Mansur get to travel to Mazar-i-Sharif?

4. How does Leila feel about staying at Sultan's apartment?

5. What does Mansur do while visiting the blue mosque?

6. What happens when Leila visits her sister in "An Attempt"?

7. How does Karim court Leila?

8. How does Mansur feel at the beginning of "The Call From Ali"?

9. What happens when Leila takes a class in "An Attempt"?

10. What happens at Mansur's English class in "The Carpenter"?

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