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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 attraction does Masooma tell Parwana that she wants to go to see in Kabul in Chapter 3?
(a) The Gardens of Babur.
(b) The Shrine of Ali.
(c) The Minaret of Jam.
(d) Darulaman Palace.

2. How old was Abdullah when his mother died?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Four.

3. Where does Pari keep the feathers she has collected?
(a) In a tin tea box.
(b) In a burlap sack.
(c) In a cookie jar.
(d) In a diary.

4. What is the name of the village elder of Abdullah's village?
(a) Nabi.
(b) Mullah Shekib.
(c) Suleiman Wahdati.
(d) Markos Varvaris.

5. Where does the storyteller describe more fortunate villages in relation to the one in which Baba Ayub lived in Chapter 1?
(a) To the west.
(b) To the north.
(c) To the south.
(d) To the east.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the darkness around Parwana compared to in the end of Chapter 3?

2. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a type of clay oven used for cooking in Southern, Central, and Western Asia?

3. What solution did Baba Ayub think of for handling his son's sleepwalking?

4. What happened to the object that Parwana shoplifted for Saboor when they were kids?

5. What was the name of the first baby of Abdullah's stepmother who died from a cold?

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