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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 48-51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Dostum switch sides and join Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in the Afghan Civil War?
(a) April, 1992.
(b) July, 1995.
(c) March, 1996.
(d) January, 1994.

2. What is Tariq's father's profession?
(a) He is a farmer.
(b) He is a carpenter.
(c) He is a shoemaker.
(d) He is a butcher.

3. What kinds of businesses does Abdul Sharif say he owns in Chapter 28?
(a) Butcher shops.
(b) Fast food restaurants.
(c) Fine restaurants.
(d) Clothing stores.

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

5. What color is the burqa that Rasheed gives to Mariam in Chapter 10?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "ahmaq" translate to in English?

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

3. What is the name of Fariba's husband?

4. Where does Hakim tell Laila that the family will go first to apply for visas after they leave Kabul in Chapter 26?

5. What caused Tariq to lose one of his legs?

(see the answer key)

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