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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose pictures does Fariba hold up as the last Soviet convoys exit the city in Chapter 22?
(a) Queen Gauhar Shad's.
(b) Ahmad's and Noor's.
(c) Laila's and Hakim's.
(d) Mullah Faizullah's.

2. How does Mariam's mother commit suicide?
(a) She slits her wrists.
(b) She hangs herself.
(c) She shoots herself.
(d) She overdoses on pills.

3. What American President does Rasheed describe resigning over a scandal in Chapter 10?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

4. Who discovers Mariam in a pool of blood after she has miscarried in Chapter 13?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Laila.
(c) Hakim.
(d) Fariba.

5. What caused Tariq to lose one of his legs?
(a) He was hit by a train.
(b) He was in a car accident.
(c) He stepped on a land mine.
(d) He had polio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jalil say "had raised the famous minarets as her loving ode to Herat back in the fifteenth century" in Chapter 1?

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

3. What organization sends Tariq a new prosthetic leg in Chapter 23?

4. What does the word "kojr" translate to in English?

5. How is Giti killed in Chapter 24?

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