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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the son that the narrator is telling a story to in Chapter 1?
(a) Iqbar.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Gholam.
(d) Omar.
2. What does the letter-writer claim Mr. Wahdati's life was lacking in Chapter 4?
(a) Money and fame.
(b) Love and caring.
(c) Land and family.
(d) Purpose and direction.
3. What did Baba Ayub write the names of his children on to decide which one to give to the div in Chapter 1?
(a) Paper.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Wood blocks.
(d) Sticks.
4. What feather collected by Pari is her favorite?
(a) A dove feather.
(b) A chicken feather.
(c) A titmouse feather.
(d) A peacock feather.
5. Why does Abdullah's father hit him in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) To punish him for talking back to his stepmother.
(b) To punish him for bragging.
(c) To punish him for stealing.
(d) To make him go home.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does the author of the letter in Chapter 4 say he met Nila?
2. What was found in Masooma's clenched fist after she fell from the tree?
3. What do "divs" and "jinns" refer to in the context of the novel?
4. What was Nila's mother's tongue?
5. What yearly ritual does the author of the letter in Chapter 4 recall sharing with Mr. Markos?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Nila take the children during their visit in Chapter 2? What do they do there?
2. How did Parwana and Masooma differ as babies?
3. What are Abdullah and Pari's impressions of the Wahdati home? How is the home described?
4. How has life in Saboor's home changed after Pari has been gone in the end of Chapter 2?
5. How is the marriage of the Wahdatis described by Nabi in Chapter 4?
6. What does Masoooma convince Parwana to do in the desert? Why?
7. What feelings does Parwana express for Saboor in the 1949 timeline in Chapter 3?
8. How is the past visit by Nila to Shadbagh described in Chapter 2?
9. What is the second test that the div poses to Baba Ayub? How does Baba Ayub do with this test?
10. What is the objective of Baba Ayub's journey? Does he achieve his objective?
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