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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 41-47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Mariam when Rasheed marries Laila?
(a) 49.
(b) 26.
(c) 35.
(d) 32.

2. What is the name of the man that buys the bus tickets for Laila in Chapter 36?
(a) Noor.
(b) Muhsin.
(c) Sayyaf.
(d) Wakil.

3. When does Chapter 23 begin?
(a) April, 1992.
(b) September, 1990.
(c) July, 1989.
(d) March, 1995.

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

5. Why does Laila agree to marry Rasheed?
(a) Because she is in love with him.
(b) Because her father is forcing her to.
(c) To hide the illegitimacy of her pregnancy.
(d) Because she is ugly and worries no one else will marry her.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date was Laila born?

2. What name is used in Chapter 21 to describe the Afghan Pashtun wanderers that are primarily from the Ghilzai tribal confederacy?

3. According to Shari'a law under the Islamic State of Afghanistan, women are permitted to travel under what condition?

4. Who is the leader that has been hung as the Taliban speaker declares victory of Kabul in Chapter 37?

5. According to the laws enforced by the Taliban in Chapter 37, all boys in grades one through six are to wear what?

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