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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 does Shakila do during her feast in "Wedding"?

2. How long after losing her job does Shakila marry?

3. In "Crime and Punishment", how does Sharifa feel about staying in Peshawar?

4. Why does Sonya agree to marry Sultan?

5. Why is Sultan able to have books printed in "The Business Trip"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sultan do when he finally reaches Pakistan?

2. What makes Bulbula difficult to marry?

3. What traditions are followed at Shakila's wedding?

4. What is Shakila's role at her celebration feast in "Wedding"?

5. In "Temptations", what does Mansur try to do?

6. What is Sultan's history with selling books?

7. In "The Matriarch", what is Sultan's apartment like?

8. What does the bazaar look like in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?

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

10. Why does Sultan visit Lahore in "The Business Trip"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the plot structure of this book. What type of arc does it follow? Is there a conflict? Is there a resolution?

Essay Topic 2

Examine how the author uses descriptions of exterior locations vs. interior locations. How does defining these spaces differently affect the places, characters and plot of this book?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the influence of the author's experience in Kabul on this book. How does this help to create the controversy surrounding the book?

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