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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-26.

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) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(c) Mullah Faizullah.
(d) Habib Khan.

2. On what day of the week does Jalil come to visit Mariam during her childhood?
(a) Every Tuesday.
(b) Every Thursday.
(c) Every Friday.
(d) Every Sunday.

3. What is the name of the celebration that follows Ramadan?
(a) Eid al-Fitr.
(b) Eid Al-Adha.
(c) Day of Ashura.
(d) Dhu al-Hijjah.

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

5. When did Fariba and her husband move to Kabul?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1969.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first meal that Mariam cooks for Rasheed as his wife?

2. Where is Hasina taken by her family to marry a cousin who owns an auto shop in Chapter 23?

3. What is the Farsi speaking Tajik region northeast of Kabul that Fariba's family is from?

4. How long has Tariq been gone when Fariba finally agrees to leave Kabul in Chapter 26?

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

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