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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Bibi Gul say she won't let Leila marry while she is still alive?

3. What do many women do after the fall of the Taliban?

4. Who negotiates the marriages of Shakila and Bulbula?

5. Why did Sultan banish Farid from the family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What problems does Belqisa cause in "The Business Trip"?

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

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

5. What does Sharifa do in Peshawar?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of freedom. Consider personal freedoms as well as political.

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use dialogue to reveal political tensions? Is this more effective than directly stating the current events? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the relationship between two countries that appear in "The Bookseller of Kabul".

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