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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mariam discover Rasheed building in the tool shed in Chapter 13?
(a) A ladder.
(b) A chair.
(c) A crib.
(d) A gun.

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

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

5. For how many years did King Zahir Shah's reign last in Afghanistan?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

6. Whose pictures does Fariba hold up as the last Soviet convoys exit the city in Chapter 22?
(a) Ahmad's and Noor's.
(b) Queen Gauhar Shad's.
(c) Laila's and Hakim's.
(d) Mullah Faizullah's.

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

8. Who discovers Mariam in a pool of blood after she has miscarried in Chapter 13?
(a) Fariba.
(b) Laila.
(c) Hakim.
(d) Ahmad.

9. What word in the book refers to the five daily prayers undertaken by Muslims?
(a) Karteh Seh.
(b) Namaz.
(c) Serkah Pulao.
(d) Gul Daman.

10. On what day of the week does Jalil come to visit Mariam during her childhood?
(a) Every Thursday.
(b) Every Sunday.
(c) Every Friday.
(d) Every Tuesday.

11. What movie does Mariam beg Jalil to take her to for her fifteenth birthday?
(a) Titanic.
(b) Pinocchio.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) It's a Wonderful Life.

12. How much older is Tariq than Laila in the narrative?
(a) 1 year older.
(b) 3 years older.
(c) 4 years older.
(d) 2 years older.

13. What is the name of Jalil's eldest son by his first wife?
(a) Hakim.
(b) Jami.
(c) Sabir.
(d) Muhsin.

14. What does the word "kojr" translate to in English?
(a) Princess.
(b) Sacrifice.
(c) Warrior.
(d) Emperor.

15. Tariq's family is of what ethnic group in Afghanistan?
(a) The Hazara.
(b) The Uzbeks.
(c) The Tajiks.
(d) The Pashtuns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is described in Chapter 23 as "the flamboyant Uzbek commander, leader of the Junbish-i-Milli faction"?

3. What is Rasheed's profession when he marries Mariam?

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

5. Who had supposedly overseen the burial of Fariba's sons, according to the messenger that relates their death?

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