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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Fariba's husband?
(a) Hakim.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Noor.
(d) Muhsin.

2. What mountain does Rasheed point out to Mariam from the front window of his house in Chapter 9?
(a) Asmai Mountain.
(b) Pumori Mountain.
(c) Mount Rushmore.
(d) Nanda Devi.

3. What does the word "kolba" refer to in the novel?
(a) A veil.
(b) A horse-cart.
(c) A hut.
(d) A place of religious worship.

4. Who does Jalil say "had raised the famous minarets as her loving ode to Herat back in the fifteenth century" in Chapter 1?
(a) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(b) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(c) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(d) Jami.

5. What does the word "hamam" translate to in English?
(a) Wife.
(b) Emperor.
(c) Husband.
(d) Bath house.

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 disorder did Mariam's Nana develop before she was to wed at the age of fifteen?

3. What word used in the narrative refers to a woman's honor?

4. Where does Nana say that Jalil was horseback riding with friends when she gave birth to Mariam?

5. For how many years did King Zahir Shah's reign last in Afghanistan?

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