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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. How many textbooks does Sultan want in "The Business Trip"?

2. How does the narrator say Taliban rule could have affected Shakila's wedding?

3. What types of hairstyles do the Taliban ban?

4. Where does Shakila go after shopping in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?

5. Who controls the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some of the things that the Taliban banned in 1996?

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

5. What makes Bulbula difficult to marry?

6. What is Shakila's role at her celebration feast in "Wedding"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the influence of the author's experience in Kabul on this book. How does this help to create the controversy surrounding the book?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine Sultan as both a hero and a villain. Remember he believes in political freedoms and brings books to his city, but he is an oppressive leader in his house.

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