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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far is Herat from Kabul?
(a) 120 kilometers.
(b) 1,000 kilometers.
(c) 650 kilometers.
(d) 240 kilometers.

2. Jalil tells Mariam that he gave her this name because it refers to what?
(a) A thousand sunsets.
(b) The sunset.
(c) A tuberose flower.
(d) The ocean.

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

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

5. What does the word "harami" mean, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Princess.
(b) Bastard.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Shaman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the elderly village Koran tutor that visits Mariam and Nana during Mariam's childhood?

2. In what year was Mariam born?

3. Who is the ancient poet that Jalil describes buried beneath a pistachio tree in Herat in Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of Jalil's eldest son by his first wife?

5. What is Rasheed's profession when he marries Mariam?

(see the answer key)

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