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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tariq do to the boy that shot Laila with the water pistol in Chapter 18?
(a) He tells the boy's mother.
(b) He beats him with his prosthetic leg.
(c) He shoots him with a BB gun.
(d) He throws a water balloon at him.

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

3. On what date was Mir Akbar Khyber assassinated?
(a) July 12, 1975.
(b) April 17, 1978.
(c) March 12, 1968.
(d) August 10, 1982.

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

5. What does the term "jo" or "jon" as used in addressing someone translate to in English?
(a) Sister.
(b) Mother.
(c) Elder.
(d) Dear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "harami" mean, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. In what area of Kabul is Rasheed's home located in Chapter 9?

3. What mountain does Rasheed point out to Mariam from the front window of his house in Chapter 9?

4. Where does Hakim rent a hall for his sons' fatiha in Chapter 19?

5. When did Fariba and her husband move to Kabul?

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