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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Wedding", how must Shakila act toward her mother-in-law?
(a) Like a servant.
(b) Silent.
(c) Pleased to be joining her family.
(d) She isn't allowed to speak to her.

2. How many children does Sultan have with his first wife?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

3. In "The Matriarch", how many people live in Sultan's apartment?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

4. In "The Matriarch", when was Sultan's apartment built?
(a) When the Soviets were in charge.
(b) Fifty years ago.
(c) Five years ago.
(d) When the Taliban took over.

5. When did Sultan's book business first prosper?
(a) After the Afghan monarchy was abolished.
(b) In the 1960s.
(c) When the Afghan monarchy was in control.
(d) After the Soviets invaded.

6. Why is Saliqa beaten?
(a) For talking with a boy.
(b) For cheating on a test.
(c) For skipping school.
(d) For stealing from a store.

7. How long after losing her job does Shakila marry?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

8. What do many women do after the fall of the Taliban?
(a) They form organizations.
(b) They begin to write about their lives.
(c) They move.
(d) They get married.

9. How does the narrator say Taliban rule could have affected Shakila's wedding?
(a) There couldn't be music.
(b) She couldn't wear a veil.
(c) She couldn't run away from her husband.
(d) No male relatives could have attened the ceremony.

10. How does Sultan travel to Pakistan in "The Business Trip"?
(a) On horseback.
(b) On foot.
(c) On a train.
(d) In a cab.

11. What makes Bulbula unattractive to her social class?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is sick.
(c) She is illiterate.
(d) She is old.

12. What does Shakila do for a living?
(a) She is a teacher's assistant.
(b) She is a maid.
(c) She is a secretary.
(d) She is a teacher.

13. How does Shakila know Mahmoud?
(a) They are distant cousins.
(b) They grew up together.
(c) They work together.
(d) They met at the market.

14. What is the only piece of furniture in the room with all the boxes in Sultan's apartment?
(a) A chair.
(b) A bookcase.
(c) A bed.
(d) A table.

15. How do the women discuss Saliqa's beating?
(a) They say it is a shame.
(b) They say nothing about it.
(c) They say it's just a joke.
(d) They say she is a disgrace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the women in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?

2. Where does "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding" take place?

3. In "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding", what color are the burkas that blend together?

4. When did Sultan begin buying and selling books?

5. Why do Sultan's female relatives not dress up for his wedding to Sonya?

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