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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. How many Afghans were living at the Nasir Bagh refugee camp when Tariq and his parents arrived there?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 80,000.
(c) 60,000.
(d) 25,000.

2. Who brings Mariam, Laila, and Aziza home after their failed attempt to run away in Chapter 36?
(a) Laila's father.
(b) Rasheed.
(c) Laila's mother.
(d) The police.

3. When does Chapter 42 begin?
(a) April, 2001.
(b) April, 1992.
(c) March, 2003.
(d) September, 1997.

4. What language does Tariq say he learned to speak while he was in prison?
(a) Urdu.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Pashto.
(d) English.

5. What does the name Aziza mean?
(a) Rose Petal.
(b) A Thousand Suns.
(c) The Cherished One.
(d) The Queen of Stars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 33 begins in the spring of what year?

2. What is the name of the town that Tariq says he lives in, in Chapter 44?

3. Who is the orphanage director that takes in Aziza in Chapter 42?

4. What is the name of Tariq's goat in Chapter 44?

5. What does Laila ask Mariam to do in the end of Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to the development of friendship between Laila and Mariam in Chapter 33?

2. How have the political changes in Afghanistan influenced Rasheed's behavior in Chapter 38?

3. How does Laila attempt to repay Mariam for her sacrifice in Chapter 50?

4. What is symbolic about the burial that takes place in Chapter 40?

5. What is the greatest conflict that Laila faces in Chapter 31?

6. How have the politics of Afghanistan changed in Chapter 37? What new regulations are announced?

7. What decision has Laila reached in Chapter 49, and what has led her to this decision?

8. How are the conditions described when Laila gives birth in Chapter 39? Where does Laila give birth?

9. How does Tariq's return affect Mariam and Laila's circumstances in Chapter 44? How does the author build tension in this chapter?

10. What transition takes place in Chapter 27? What circumstances are established at the beginning of this chapter?

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