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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. In "The Tale of Dully's Reversion," how does Dully escape captivity?
(a) With his mother's help.
(b) With his father's help.
(c) With the help of other monkeys.
(d) With his sister's help.

2. What year does "Occupational Hazards" start in?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1966.

3. In "Saba's Story," who was Logar once invaded by?
(a) The French.
(b) The English.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The Chinese.

4. In "The Tale of Dully's Reversion," who is Dully's mother?
(a) Helen.
(b) Shakako.
(c) Athai.
(d) Miriam.

5. In "Occupational Hazards," where is someone a Newspaper Deliveryman?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Florida.
(c) California.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Parable of the Goats," who holds Bubugul's fate in his hands?

2. In "The Tale of Dully's Reversion," where does Dully get taken after he and his mother are separated?

3. In "The Tale of Dully's Reversion," who is Shakao's favorite cousin?

4. In "The Parable of the Goats," who eventually kills Billy?

5. In "The Parable of the Goats," what is Billy known for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What format is the story "Occupational Hazards" told in?

2. What do Billy's military friends do to avenge his death in "Parable of the Goats"?

3. In "Saba's Story," what does Agha think is buried in Afghanistan?

4. Who finds out why Agha really wants the narrator to come to Afghanistan in "Saba's Story"?

5. Who first finds Billy unconscious in the tree in "Parable of the Goats"?

6. What does Merzagul invite the neighborhood to do with Billy in "Parable of the Goats"?

7. What happens to the family patriarch after many years working in America in "Occupational Harzards"?

8. How does Billy actually die in "Parable of the Goats"?

9. What is Billy Casteel known for in "Parable of the Goats"?

10. What does Saba in "Saba's Story" eventually tell the narrator when he asks for her version of the parrot in the orchard?

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