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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Carpenter", why does Mansur worry when he finds out when Sultan will return home?
(a) Because he wasn't supposed to take an English class.
(b) Because he paid the carpenter.
(c) Because he didn't finish his chores.
(d) Because he lost some of the merchandise.

2. What do Bibi Gul and Sharifa talk about when Sharifa returns to Sultan's apartment?
(a) Crime.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Books.
(d) Gossip.

3. Why does Tajmir go to Khost?
(a) Because his wife is there.
(b) Because it is where Bob works.
(c) Because it is a Taliban base.
(d) Because it is concerned a neutral zone.

4. Whose idea was it to enroll Fazil at Esteqlal?
(a) Sharifa.
(b) Yunus.
(c) Mariam.
(d) Sultan.

5. When Karim sends Leila the letters, how many times have they met?
(a) Three times.
(b) Four times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Once.

6. Who wants Sultan to retract his complaint against the carpenter?
(a) Yunus.
(b) The shop owner next door.
(c) The women.
(d) The mayor.

7. What does Sharifa bring with her when she returns to Sultan's apartment?
(a) Presents.
(b) Books.
(c) Artworks.
(d) Food.

8. What does Mansur do the day after arriving at the mosque in "The Call From Ali"?
(a) He drinks coffee.
(b) He listens to speeches.
(c) He goes shopping.
(d) He sleeps all day.

9. Why does Sonya wish for a son as her second child?
(a) So she can go out in public.
(b) So he can go to school.
(c) So she will have an inheritance.
(d) So Sultan won't take a third wife.

10. In "Can God Die", who does Fazil talk to about his teacher?
(a) His brother.
(b) His principal.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His mother.

11. How does Leila feel about staying in Sultan's apartment?
(a) Unwelcome.
(b) Harassed.
(c) Overworked.
(d) Overlooked.

12. Why does Leila have to meet with the Ministry of Education?
(a) To help Mansur.
(b) To get a job as a teacher.
(c) To finish school.
(d) To get her report card.

13. Who does Tajmir give his paycheck to before trying to find al-Qaida?
(a) His wife.
(b) He keeps it himself.
(c) His mother.
(d) Sultan.

14. Who is at the bath in "The Smell of Dust"?
(a) The men and the women.
(b) All the men.
(c) Only the adult women.
(d) All the women.

15. How does Fazil describe his teacher in "Can God Die"?
(a) The teacher makes him nervous.
(b) The teacher always gets things wrong.
(c) The teacher is too smart.
(d) The teacher makes him happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Call From Ali", why does Mansur say he doesn't have time for a social life?

2. How does Mustafa feel about the Khan clan?

3. What job does Shakila have in "An Attempt"?

4. Why doesn't Sultan take the carpenter to the police?

5. How old is Mansur in "The Call From Ali"?

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