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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 36-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Hazara commander has been captured and killed by the Taliban in Chapter 37?
(a) Abdul Ali Mazari.
(b) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(c) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(d) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.

2. What Moghul emperor asked to be buried in Kabul, according to Jalil in Chapter 8?
(a) Muhsin.
(b) Babur.
(c) Mullah Faizullah.
(d) Jami.

3. According to the laws enforced by the Taliban in Chapter 37, all boys in grades one through six are to wear what?
(a) Green turbans.
(b) Yellow turbans.
(c) Black turbans.
(d) White turbans.

4. What organization sends Tariq a new prosthetic leg in Chapter 23?
(a) The Red Cross.
(b) The Blue Cross.
(c) The Kabul Doctors United.
(d) The World Health Organization.

5. What does Hakim dream of living near in the novel?
(a) The equator.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The desert.
(d) The sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are people of Kabul punished each week on Fridays by the Taliban for disobeying orders in Chapter 38?

2. Where does Rasheed take Laila and Mariam to see the Taliban when they arrive in Kabul in Chapter 37?

3. How many people does Rasheed say that the Mujahideen have killed in Kabul in the past four years prior to Taliban control in Chapter 38?

4. What color is the burqa that Rasheed gives to Mariam in Chapter 10?

5. What is the name of the celebration that follows Ramadan?

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