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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. How does Karim help Leila with her desire to teach?

2. What time does Fazil wake up to go to school?

3. Why does Leila worry about seeing Karim in "A Broken Heart"?

4. When Karim sends Leila the letters, how many times have they met?

5. Who comes to Sultan's house to complain that the carpenter's father was arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mustafa is shown a picture of Osama bin Ladin?

2. Why does the carpenter steal from Sultan?

3. How does Mansur get to travel to Mazar-i-Sharif?

4. How does Karim court Leila?

5. How does Mansur feel at the beginning of "The Call From Ali"?

6. What happens when Sharifa returns in "The Smell of Dust"?

7. What is the environment at the bath like in "The Smell of Dust"?

8. What happens at Mansur's English class in "The Carpenter"?

9. In "The Dreary Room", what is an average day like for Aimal?

10. What does Leila find attractive about Karim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are burkas symbolic in this book? Trace their history throughout "The Bookseller of Kabul".

Essay Topic 2

How does the author represent the different social classes in this book? How do descriptions help the reader determine social class? What role do these classes play in the book?

Essay Topic 3

How do the historical events in this book affect Sultan? How do they affect the development of the other people and the plot?

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