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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What word used in the narrative refers to a woman's honor?
(a) Safar.
(b) Daal.
(c) Namoos.
(d) Hozori.
2. What does the word "kolba" refer to in the novel?
(a) A place of religious worship.
(b) A veil.
(c) A hut.
(d) A horse-cart.
3. How is Giti killed in Chapter 24?
(a) She is hit by a car.
(b) She is hit by a rocket.
(c) She steps into a landmine.
(d) She is hit by a train.
4. When does the narrator say that Shahr-e-Zohak was built into a fortress to defend the valley from invaders?
(a) 200 years ago.
(b) 900 years ago.
(c) 500 years ago.
(d) 300 years ago.
5. What is the name of Laila's progressive but strict schoolteacher in Chapter 16?
(a) Jami.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Shanzai.
(d) Muhsin.
Short Answer Questions
1. What mountain does Rasheed point out to Mariam from the front window of his house in Chapter 9?
2. What does the word "hamam" translate to in English?
3. Where has Tariq's family gone to visit his paternal uncle in Chapter 16?
4. What language is native to Kandahar?
5. What is the name of Fariba's 10-year-old son that she introduces to Mariam at the tandoor line in Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. When does Chapter 23 take place? What is the political atmosphere like in Afghanistan at this time?
2. When does Chapter 21 take place? What is the political atmosphere like in Afghanistan at this time?
3. How are Laila's circumstances shown to be different than Mariam's circumstances in Chapter 16?
4. How are Jalil's visits to Mariam described in Chapter 4? What do they talk about?
5. What discrepancy is seen between Nana's and Jalil's descriptions of Mariam's birth in Chapter 2?
6. How would you describe Mariam's relationship with each of her parents in Chapter 1?
7. What are the reasons behind Mariam's marriage arrangement in Chapter 7? How is this arrangement perceived by the characters in the story?
8. What are Mariam's perceptions of Kabul during Ramadan in Chapter 12?
9. How does the Afghanistan war against the Russians factor directly into Laila's storyline in Chapter 17?
10. How is Fariba's (Laila's mother's) daily behavior described in Chapter 17?
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