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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 Sharifa bring with her when she returns to Sultan's apartment?

2. What surprises Leila about the class she takes in "An Attempt"?

3. Who ends up getting arrested for the carpenter's crime in "The Carpenter"?

4. Why does Sonya wish for a son as her second child?

5. What does Mansur do the day after arriving at the mosque in "The Call From Ali"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Leila find attractive about Karim?

3. What happens when Mustafa is shown a picture of Osama bin Ladin?

4. In "My Mother Osama", what is Tajmir's role?

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

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

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

8. Why does Bob talk with the Padsha Khan?

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

10. How does Karim court Leila?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the symbolism of books in "The Bookseller of Kabul". How do they serve as a motif?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast two women in "The Bookseller of Kabul". What reasons are there for the differences between them? How could this help women in Kabul?

Essay Topic 3

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

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