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

2. When does the author of the letter in Chapter 4 say he met Nila?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1940.

3. To what is Saboor's nose compared in Chapter 2?
(a) A chicken beak.
(b) A button.
(c) A hawk's beak.
(d) A dog's nose.

4. How is Masooma's behavior as an infant described in Chapter 3?
(a) She was a sensible baby.
(b) She was a tyrant.
(c) She was forever screaming.
(d) She was hostile and angry.

5. In what year did Nila ask Nabi to take her to Shadbagh?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1950.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ms. Amra Ademovic's daughter?

2. What kind of music did Nila prefer to play at her parties?

3. Where was Saboor when he died?

4. How old does the letter-writer in Chapter 4 presume himself to be?

5. What would the div do if a family refused to give it one child, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the notebook symbolize in the novel? What happens to the notebook?

2. Where does Nila take the children during their visit in Chapter 2? What do they do there?

3. For what reason did Saboor tell his children they are traveling to Kabul in Chapter 2?

4. How did Parwana and Masooma differ as babies?

5. What feelings does Parwana express for Saboor in the 1949 timeline in Chapter 3?

6. Why does Baba Ayub hand over Qais? How does he feel about this action?

7. What led to Omar's death? How did this impact Saboor's family?

8. Describe the opening scene in Chapter 3. How does this scene set the tone of the chapter?

9. Discuss the nonlinear structure of Chapter 3. Why does the author relate the story in this way?

10. How was Parwana involved in the accident that led to Masooma's disability?

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