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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Chapter 33 begins in the spring of what year?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1997.
2. Where is Laila forced to go in order to give birth in Chapter 39?
(a) Jamhuriat Hospital.
(b) At home.
(c) Malalai Hospital.
(d) Rabia Balkhi.
3. How old is Aziza in Chapter 51?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.
4. What is the name of the prison that Mariam is sent to in Chapter 47?
(a) The Sheberghan Prison.
(b) The Parwan Detention Facility.
(c) The Walayat Women's Prison.
(d) The Rish Khor Prison.
5. What is the name of Mullah Faizullah's son that greets Laila in Chapter 50?
(a) Hamza.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Zaman.
(d) Hakim.
6. According to Shari'a law under the Islamic State of Afghanistan, women are permitted to travel under what condition?
(a) That they travel by car.
(b) That they travel with a male relative.
(c) That they travel with another woman.
(d) That they travel with their mother or father.
7. During one of his rages in Chapter 33, Rasheed says of the baby, "I'm telling you, Laila's given birth to" whom?
(a) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(b) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(c) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
(d) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
8. When did Jalil die, according to the man that Mariam calls in Chapter 41?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1978.
9. Why do Rasheed and Laila argue about the baby's clothes in Chapter 33?
(a) They are too expensive.
(b) They are boys' clothes.
(c) They are girls' clothes.
(d) They are dirty rags.
10. Who was the interim president of Afghanistan in July of 2002?
(a) Hamid Karzai.
(b) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(c) Mullah Omar.
(d) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
11. What language does Tariq say he learned to speak while he was in prison?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) Urdu.
(d) Pashto.
12. Who is described in Chapter 37 as "a mysterious, illiterate, one-eyed recluse" that leads the Taliban?
(a) Mullah Omar.
(b) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(c) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(d) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
13. What was hidden inside the coat that Tariq was paid to take to Lahore, according to his story in Chapter 44?
(a) Hashish.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Opium.
14. What leader has been killed in the beginning of Chapter 49?
(a) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(b) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(c) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(d) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
15. What film is recorded on the video tape that Jalil left behind for Mariam?
(a) Pinocchio.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Snow White.
(d) Titanic.
Short Answer Questions
1. About how long after Laila has been recovering at Rasheed's home does Abdul Sharif come looking for her in Chapter 27?
2. How many years have Mariam and Rasheed been married in Chapter 29?
3. What is the name of Tariq's goat in Chapter 44?
4. What does ISAF stand for in the narrative?
5. What movie does Aziza's family take her to see for her birthday in Chapter 51?
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