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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what area of Kabul is Rasheed's home located in Chapter 9?
(a) Gul Daman.
(b) Shindand.
(c) Deh Mazang.
(d) Takht-e-Safar.

3. Who is the village arbab of Gul Daman that visits Mariam and her mother once a month or so during Mariam's childhood?
(a) Mullah Faizullah.
(b) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(c) Habib Khan.
(d) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.

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

5. What has Tariq's uncle in Ghazni died from in Chapter 22?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) A bombing raid.
(d) Cancer.

6. What is the first meal that Mariam cooks for Rasheed as his wife?
(a) Serkah Pulao.
(b) Ashak.
(c) Kabuli Palau.
(d) Daal.

7. What does the term "jo" or "jon" as used in addressing someone translate to in English?
(a) Elder.
(b) Dear.
(c) Mother.
(d) Sister.

8. On what date was Laila born?
(a) August 10, 1982.
(b) March 12, 1968.
(c) July 12, 1975.
(d) April 27, 1978.

9. Who is the elderly village Koran tutor that visits Mariam and Nana during Mariam's childhood?
(a) Mullah Faizullah.
(b) Habib Khan.
(c) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
(d) Sayyaf.

10. What kind of hat does Tariq wear as they watch the last Soviet convoys leave the city in Chapter 22?
(a) An ushanka.
(b) A bowler.
(c) A fedora.
(d) A derby hat.

11. What is the name of Fariba's 10-year-old son that she introduces to Mariam at the tandoor line in Chapter 10?
(a) Jami.
(b) Babur.
(c) Muhsin.
(d) Noor.

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

13. 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.

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

15. Who is the boy that shoots Laila with the water gun in Chapter 17?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Shanzai.
(c) Khadim.
(d) Muhsin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the celebration that follows Ramadan?

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

3. When does the narrator say that Shahr-e-Zohak was built into a fortress to defend the valley from invaders?

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

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

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