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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "February 1974".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Abdullah asks his father in Chapter 2 why who did not drive them to Kabul?
(a) Uncle Nabi.
(b) Iqbar.
(c) Suleiman.
(d) Markos.

3. Since what year does Markos say Nabi has lived in this house in Chapter 5?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1959.

4. How old was Saboor when he died, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) About 60.
(b) Under 40.
(c) Under 30.
(d) Under 20.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the mourning period after Baba Ayub lost his child to the div?

2. When did Nila's parents divorce?

3. Who was the gardener for Mr. Wahdati that came three times a week?

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

5. Whose poem was attached to the rock that was thrown at Masooma by the boys in "She Was Forever Screaming"?

(see the answer key)

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