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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 Parable of the Goats," where does Billy go with the other goats?
(a) Tunnels and worlds in the ground.
(b) Peshawar.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Berlin.

2. In "Saba's Story," who became "Ts"?
(a) Hajji.
(b) Some of Masoomai's sons.
(c) Henry.
(d) Richard.

3. In "Occupational Hazards," where does the person whose life is being recorded go with an allotment of cash?
(a) Toronto.
(b) Miami.
(c) Kabul.
(d) Butte.

4. In "Saba's Story," how many sons does Agha have?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

5. In "Saba's Story," what does Nikeh bury?
(a) A mine.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A gold nugget.
(d) An emerald.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Occupational Hazards," where is someone a Newspaper Deliveryman?

2. In "The Tale of Dully's Reversion," what sound does Dully make speaking as a monkey?

3. In "The Tale of Dully's Reversion," who does Shakako go to for help with Dully?

4. In "Saba's Story," what does Agha find buried in Afghanistan?

5. In "The Parable of the Goats," what does Billy find on his wound when he comes to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What animals are attracted to Merzagul that he takes care of in "Parable of the Goats"?

2. What happens to Billy in "Parable of the Goats" after the goat comes into his pit?

3. What do the young children in "Waiting for Gulbuddin" role-play?

4. Where does Dully's mother take him when he turns into an animal in "The Tale of Dully's Reversion"?

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

6. In "The Tale of Dully's Reversion," what animal does Dully turn into?

7. What does Bubugul bring to the pit to put into it with Billy in "Parable of the Goats"?

8. What does Agha find while looking for the gold nugget in "Saba's Story"?

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

10. How does the family's life in "Occupational Hazards" change after moving to America?

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