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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jalil tells Mariam that he gave her this name because it refers to what?
(a) The ocean.
(b) A thousand sunsets.
(c) A tuberose flower.
(d) The sunset.

2. What occurs at the end of Chapter 26?
(a) A rocket strikes Laila's family's home.
(b) Laila's parents are in an automobile accident.
(c) Laila's family is arrested.
(d) Laila's father kills himself.

3. Where does Hasina say her husband will be moving them after their marriage in Chapter 23?
(a) Germany.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) The United States.
(d) France.

4. What kind of gun does Tariq say he's bought in Chapter 24?
(a) A Kalashnikov.
(b) An Uzi.
(c) A Beretta.
(d) A Berden.

5. Where does Hakim tell Laila that the family will go first to apply for visas after they leave Kabul in Chapter 26?
(a) Russia.
(b) Iran.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Pakistan.

6. What is the name of the elderly midwife that helped to deliver Laila?
(a) Jami.
(b) Wajma.
(c) Shanzai.
(d) Muhsin.

7. In what year does Chapter 12 begin?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1963.

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

9. What word used in the narrative refers to a woman's honor?
(a) Namoos.
(b) Hozori.
(c) Daal.
(d) Safar.

10. What does the word "hamam" translate to in English?
(a) Emperor.
(b) Husband.
(c) Bath house.
(d) Wife.

11. Who is the 18-year-old boy that Giti has become enamored with in Chapter 23?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Babur.
(c) Noor.
(d) Sabir.

12. What color is Laila's hair described as in Chapter 16?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blond.
(d) Brown.

13. What does Fariba say that Noor would have become if he hadn't been killed in Chapter 20?
(a) A politician.
(b) An architect.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A teacher.

14. What is the name of the nearby village that Nana's father is from?
(a) Gul Daman.
(b) Ghazni.
(c) Takht-e-Safar.
(d) Shindand.

15. What does Hakim dream of living near in the novel?
(a) The equator.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The sea.
(d) The desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovers Mariam in a pool of blood after she has miscarried in Chapter 13?

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

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

4. Who is the elderly village Koran tutor that visits Mariam and Nana during Mariam's childhood?

5. Where does Hakim rent a hall for his sons' fatiha in Chapter 19?

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