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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. Why does Sonya agree to marry Sultan?

2. Why are Shakila and Bulbula older than most brides?

3. In "The Matriarch", what reason is given for the Sultan's simple living arrangements?

4. Why do Sultan's female relatives not dress up for his wedding to Sonya?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Jamila?

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

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

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

6. What does Sharifa do in Peshawar?

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

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

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

10. In "Burning Books", why are Sultan's books burned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How is Leila a tragic hero? What other titles can be given to her? Why is this?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author represent the different social classes in this book? How do descriptions help the reader determine social class? What role do these classes play in the book?

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