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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. In "The Parable of the Goats," what does Billy eventually transform into?

2. In "The Tale of Dully's Reversion," what does Dully do that is ethically dubious at his university?

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

4. In "The Parable of the Goats," who takes Billy home?

5. In "Saba's Story," who was Logar once invaded by?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mor get the refund for the narrator's plane ticket in "Saba's Story"?

2. Why is Bubugul still alive?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kochai describe different settings in Afghanistan (Kabul, Logar) throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Kochai describe the motivations and origins of Agha's fanciful plans and stories? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Kochai mean to symbolize with Ismael's murder and dismemberment - and Amina's reassembling of Ismael - in the story "Return to Sender"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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