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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 much older is Hakim than Fariba?
(a) 15 years older.
(b) 3 years older.
(c) 6 years older.
(d) 10 years older.

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

3. Where does Rasheed take Laila and Mariam to see the Taliban when they arrive in Kabul in Chapter 37?
(a) Chaman-e-Hozori.
(b) Pashtunistan Square.
(c) Panjshir.
(d) Gardens of Babur.

4. When did Ahmad and Noor leave to fight the Soviets, according to the narrator in Chapter 16?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1980.

5. What is Laila's nickname?
(a) Dark Whisperer.
(b) Plain-clothes Mary.
(c) Pretty Princess.
(d) Revolutionary Girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Fariba's eldest son?

2. How many legitimate wives does Jalil have when Mariam is a child?

3. When does Chapter 23 begin?

4. Who is the leader that has been hung as the Taliban speaker declares victory of Kabul in Chapter 37?

5. Approximately how old is Rasheed said to be in Chapter 29?

(see the answer key)

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