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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the village elder of Abdullah's village?
2. In what year did Nila ask Nabi to take her to Shadbagh?
3. How would Qais charm anyone he met, according to the storyteller in Chapter 1?
4. What is the name of Abdullah and Pari's stepmother?
5. Where does the narrator describe children throwing rocks at Pari's dog in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the symbolic significance of the feathers in the novel?
2. Why did Nabi go about trying to secure a child for Nila? How did he do so?
3. Why does Masooma claim to want to go to Kabul? How does she convince her sister to take her?
4. What is the objective of Baba Ayub's journey? Does he achieve his objective?
5. Discuss the nonlinear structure of Chapter 3. Why does the author relate the story in this way?
6. What are Abdullah and Pari's impressions of the Wahdati home? How is the home described?
7. Where does Nila take the children during their visit in Chapter 2? What do they do there?
8. Discuss the narrative style in Chapter 1. From whose perspective is this chapter related and why?
9. Why does Baba Ayub hand over Qais? How does he feel about this action?
10. Why does Nabi visit Parwana and Masooma in Chapter 3? What information does he relate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Nabi in And the Mountains Echoed. When did Nabi meet Nila? What inspired Nabi to convince Saboor to sell Pari? How do Nabi's actions drive the plot of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the plot structure of And the Mountains Echoed. Where in the narrative does the exposition transition to rising action? Where does the climax take place? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the story from Chapter 1 and the character of Baba Ayub. What are aspects of parable that apply to this story? What lessons or morals does the story reinforce? How does Baba Ayub's character evolve in the story?
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