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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Idris's wife?
(a) Masooma.
(b) Parwana.
(c) Sultana.
(d) Nahil.

2. What hospital are Idris and Timur visiting in Chapter 5?
(a) Lashkaragah Hospital.
(b) CURE International Hospital.
(c) French Medical Institute for Chilren.
(d) Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital.

3. How old is Nila during the interview that is excerpted in Chapter 6?
(a) 44.
(b) 36.
(c) 59.
(d) 51.

4. How old was Markos when he met Thalia for the first time?
(a) 26.
(b) 19.
(c) 12.
(d) 26.

5. Who is the interviewer of the excerpt from the magazine in Chapter 6?
(a) Mullah Shekib.
(b) Markos Varvaris.
(c) Etienne Boustouler.
(d) Suleiman Wahdati.

6. What is the name of Gholam's paternal grandmother?
(a) Parwana.
(b) Sultana.
(c) Masooma.
(d) Nila.

7. What movie does Kabir quote in Chapter 7 when referring to Adel's father?
(a) The King and I.
(b) Lawrence of Arabia.
(c) Aladdin.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

8. Where was Markos when he broke an elbow at an antinuclear protest?
(a) Bilbao.
(b) Kabul.
(c) Mazar-i-Sharif..
(d) Jalalabad.

9. What did Gholam acquire from a boy in town along with Adel's jersey in Chapter 7?
(a) A new suit.
(b) A pair of sneakers.
(c) A new jacket.
(d) A new hat.

10. How old does Gholam tell Adel he is when they meet in Chapter 7?
(a) 15 or 16.
(b) 13 or 14.
(c) 19 or 20.
(d) 17 or 18.

11. How old are the girls that begin studying at the new girls' school in the opening of Chapter 7?
(a) 6-18.
(b) 5-17.
(c) 8-15.
(d) 5-15.

12. Where is Markos Varvaris from?
(a) France.
(b) Greece.
(c) Italy.
(d) America.

13. To whom was Thalia's mother married when Markos met Thalia for the first time?
(a) Suleiman Wahdati.
(b) Etienne Boustouler.
(c) Andreas Gianakos.
(d) Mullah Shekib.

14. Who are Julien's old university friends that he is meeting with Pari in Chapter 6?
(a) Christian and Aurelie.
(b) Mary and Sandeep.
(c) Shekib and Gholam.
(d) Sultana and Iqbar.

15. What is served for dinner at the party at Nabi's house in Chapter 5?
(a) Roast beef.
(b) Leg of lamb.
(c) Lentil soup.
(d) Kebabs.

Short Answer Questions

1. By whom was Adel's father shot twice in battle?

2. What does Thalia tell Markos to do in her message in the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. What word in the novel refers to a Bedouin Arab's kerchief worn as a headdress?

4. When did Mr. Wahdati pass away?

5. What is Gholam's father's name?

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