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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: "Spring 1949".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was notable about Qais' eyes, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?
(a) They were dark blue.
(b) They were dark brown.
(c) They were black.
(d) They were bright green.

2. How old was Qais in the story in Chapter 1?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

3. Whose poem was attached to the rock that was thrown at Masooma by the boys in "She Was Forever Screaming"?
(a) Nila's poem.
(b) Gholam's poem.
(c) Masooma's poem.
(d) Rumi's poem.

4. What type of trees did Baba Ayub grow and harvest?
(a) Pistachio trees.
(b) Apple trees.
(c) Palm trees.
(d) Almond trees.

5. What feather collected by Pari is her favorite?
(a) A dove feather.
(b) A peacock feather.
(c) A chicken feather.
(d) A titmouse feather.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Abdullah's mother die?

2. What does Baba Ayub throw at the wall after the div has presented him with a choice in Chapter 1?

3. Where does the storyteller describe more fortunate villages in relation to the one in which Baba Ayub lived in Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of the narrator's daughter in Chapter 1?

5. What did Baba Ayub announce as his intentions when the div opened the gate to his fort in Chapter 1?

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