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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Occupational Hazards," where does the narration start?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Butte Montana.
(c) New York City.
(d) Logar.

2. In "The Tale of Dully's Reversion," where does Dully's mother travel with him for help?
(a) Ludwig.
(b) Miami.
(c) Toronot.
(d) Afghanistan.

3. In "Occupational Hazards," what is one nickname of the Grade School Student in the second section?
(a) Hedri.
(b) Alo's Wolf.
(c) Farwig.
(d) Mitch.

4. In "Occupational Hazards," where is someone a Convenience Store Clerk?
(a) Butte.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Miami.
(d) San Lorenzo.

5. In "Saba's Story," where is Agha's old village?
(a) Logar.
(b) Fibric.
(c) Richir.
(d) Helios.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Saba's Story," who wandered in the Black Mountains, so legend has it?

2. In "Saba's Story," who was the original Saba?

3. In "The Parable of the Goats," what major life change does Merzagul make that increases his vigor?

4. In "Occupational Hazards," where does the person whose life is being recorded go with an allotment of cash?

5. In "The Parable of the Goats," what does Merzagul tell the neighbors they can do with Billy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the difficulties of the family when they first move to America in "Occupational Hazards"?

2. What does Bubugul bring to the pit to put into it with Billy in "Parable of the Goats"?

3. What do the young children in "Waiting for Gulbuddin" role-play?

4. What happens to the family patriarch after many years working in America in "Occupational Harzards"?

5. What happens to Billy in "Parable of the Goats" after the goat comes into his pit?

6. Where does Dully's mother take him when he turns into an animal in "The Tale of Dully's Reversion"?

7. What does Saba in "Saba's Story" eventually tell the narrator when he asks for her version of the parrot in the orchard?

8. In "Saba's Story," who was the original Saba?

9. How does Billy actually die in "Parable of the Goats"?

10. In "Parable of the Goats," why does Billy's plane crash?

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