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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 36-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many legitimate wives does Jalil have when Mariam is a child?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

2. Where does Hakim rent a hall for his sons' fatiha in Chapter 19?
(a) Panjshir.
(b) Karteh Seh.
(c) Takht-e-Safar.
(d) Ghazni.

3. Where is Hasina taken by her family to marry a cousin who owns an auto shop in Chapter 23?
(a) Lahore.
(b) Gul Daman.
(c) Panjshir.
(d) Ghazni.

4. Who is described in Chapter 37 as "a mysterious, illiterate, one-eyed recluse" that leads the Taliban?
(a) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(b) Mullah Omar.
(c) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(d) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.

5. Where does Tariq say that he and his family are going in Chapter 25?
(a) To Pakistan.
(b) To Italy.
(c) To the United States.
(d) To Ukraine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mariam tell Laila she will NOT be in Chapter 31?

2. What is Laila's nickname?

3. What is the name of Laila's progressive but strict schoolteacher in Chapter 16?

4. Whose pictures does Fariba hold up as the last Soviet convoys exit the city in Chapter 22?

5. What Moghul emperor asked to be buried in Kabul, according to Jalil in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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