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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Nila say Pari was studying in college in the interview from Chapter 6?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Biology.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) History.

2. In what village does Adel live with his family?
(a) Jalalabad.
(b) Kandahar.
(c) Mazar-i-Sharif.
(d) Shadbagh-e-Kohna.

3. What is the family name of Timur and Idris?
(a) Varvaris.
(b) Shekib.
(c) Wahdati.
(d) Bashiri.

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

5. What did Julien teach at university when he met Pari and Nila?
(a) English.
(b) Biology.
(c) Afghan history.
(d) Economic theory.

6. When did Suleiman die?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1955.

7. Who does Markos describe running the knickknack store in Tinos when he was young in Chapter 8?
(a) Mullah Shekib.
(b) Gholam.
(c) Nahil.
(d) Mr. Roussos.

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

9. What kind of company does Timur run in the United States?
(a) A real-estate mortgage company.
(b) A cotton factory.
(c) A stock investment comparny.
(d) An international trading company.

10. What does the name "Manaar" translate to in English?
(a) Guiding light.
(b) Flower.
(c) Fawn.
(d) Fairy.

11. Where is Idris studying internal medicine?
(a) Yale.
(b) Princeton.
(c) U. C. Davis.
(d) Harvard.

12. How much earlier did Pari meet Julien, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) 10 years ago.
(b) 18 years ago.
(c) 12 years ago.
(d) 15 years ago.

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

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

15. What is Amra's last name?
(a) Wahdati.
(b) Ademovic.
(c) Shekib.
(d) Varvaris.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long did Pari stay with Markos at the house in Kabul?

2. In regards to her love of mathematics, Pari told Julien that she enjoyed the lack of arbitrariness and the absence of what in Chapter 6?

3. What is the name of the refugee camp where Gholam grew up?

4. Who are Julien's old university friends that he is meeting with Pari in Chapter 6?

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

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