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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had supposedly overseen the burial of Fariba's sons, according to the messenger that relates their death?
(a) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(b) Habib Khan.
(c) Mullah Faizullah.
(d) Ahmad Shah Massoud.

2. What color is the burqa that Rasheed gives to Mariam in Chapter 10?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

3. How many legitimate wives does Jalil have when Mariam is a child?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. How old is Laila in 1987 when Chapter 16 begins?
(a) 5.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

5. What is the name of Laila's progressive but strict schoolteacher in Chapter 16?
(a) Shanzai.
(b) Jami.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Muhsin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the village arbab of Gul Daman that visits Mariam and her mother once a month or so during Mariam's childhood?

2. What is the name of Fariba's eldest son?

3. Who discovers Mariam in a pool of blood after she has miscarried in Chapter 13?

4. Jalil tells Mariam that he gave her this name because it refers to what?

5. In what year was Mariam born?

(see the answer key)

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