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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who controls the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
(a) The Afghan government.
(b) Russians.
(c) Tribes.
(d) The Pakistani government.

2. Why are Shakila and Mahmoud separated?
(a) Shakila moves away for a job.
(b) Mahmoud moves away for a job.
(c) Mahmoud gets married.
(d) Shakila is forced to stop seeing him.

3. In "Crime and Punishment", how long have Sultan and Sonya been married?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Four years.
(d) Two years.

4. Why did Sultan banish Farid from the family?
(a) Because he beat up a woman.
(b) Because he started his own store.
(c) Because he gambled.
(d) Because he stole money.

5. Whose idea is it for Shakila to wear a burka?
(a) Her mother's.
(b) Her own.
(c) Sultan's.
(d) Wakil's.

6. What does talking about Saliqa remind the women of in "Crime and Punishment"?
(a) The laws that protect them from shame.
(b) Children who are beaten for crimes.
(c) Women who are involved with men.
(d) How their husbands treat their children.

7. Why does Sultan visit his relatives in "The Business Trip"?
(a) He needs a new apartment.
(b) It is tradition.
(c) He needs to borrow money.
(d) He wants to find a place for Sharifa to stay.

8. Where does Sultan apply for visas to in 2001?
(a) England.
(b) India.
(c) Canada.
(d) The United States.

9. Why do the religious police burn books in "Burning Books"?
(a) They think they are too expensive.
(b) They don't allow religious texts in their city.
(c) They find them objectionable.
(d) They were told to by Sultan.

10. In "Crime and Punishment", how does Sharifa feel about staying in Peshawar?
(a) She doesn't care one way or the other.
(b) She dislikes it.
(c) She thinks she needs to stay there longer to like it.
(d) She likes it a lot.

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

12. How does Sultan dress while traveling in "The Business Trip"?
(a) He wears traditional dress.
(b) He wears a suit.
(c) He wears old clothing.
(d) He wears winter clothing.

13. How many rooms are in Sultan's apartment in "The Matriarch"?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

14. When does "Burning Books", the store, open up?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1997.

15. Why is Shakila shopping in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?
(a) She is trying to spend all her money.
(b) It is her sister's birthday.
(c) She is going on vacation.
(d) She is preparing for her wedding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Wedding", what does Shakila fear will ruin her hairdo?

3. In "Wedding", how must Shakila act toward her mother-in-law?

4. What does Sultan do when he wants to take a wife in "The Proposal"?

5. Why doesn't Sultan buy the textbooks from a foreign publisher in "The Business Trip"?

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