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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is Hasina taken by her family to marry a cousin who owns an auto shop in Chapter 23?
2. How old was Mariam's Nana when her mother died?
3. Who is described in Chapter 23 as "the flamboyant Uzbek commander, leader of the Junbish-i-Milli faction"?
4. What does Tariq do to the boy that shot Laila with the water pistol in Chapter 18?
5. How old is Laila in 1987 when Chapter 16 begins?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator describe Mariam's discovery that she was an unwanted child in Chapter 1?
2. When does Chapter 24 take place? What are the circumstances around Laila's family at this time?
3. How have Mariam's circumstances changed by the end of Chapter 5? What has caused Mariam's circumstances to change?
4. How is Fariba's (Laila's mother's) daily behavior described in Chapter 17?
5. What literary allusion does the author employ in Chapter 21? How does this allusion relate metaphorically to A Thousand Splendid Suns?
6. What discrepancy is seen between Nana's and Jalil's descriptions of Mariam's birth in Chapter 2?
7. How does Nana respond when Mullah Faizullah suggests Mariam be educated in Chapter 3? Why?
8. What news is delivered to Laila's family in Chapter 19? How does Laila's mother handle this information?
9. Chapter 6 is a transitional chapter in A Thousand Splendid Suns. What purpose does this transition serve?
10. What political events are described by the narrator in Chapter 15? How do these events affect the citizens of Afghanistan?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the history, implementation, and tenets of Shari'a Law in Afghanistan. When in Afghanistan’s history was the wearing of burqas first enforced? What limitations do women face regarding travel under Shari’a Law? How does this enforcement play a role in the actions of Mariam and Laila in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the characters of Nana, Jalil, and Mullah Faizullah in the narrative. How do Nana and Jalil differ in their outlooks on life? How do they differ in their behavior? What does Mullah Faizullah represent to Mariam? What role does this character have in the community?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the character of Mariam as one of the two protagonists in A Thousand Splendid Suns. How old is Mariam when she is introduced? What is Mariam’s relationship like with each of her parents? Whom is Mariam closest to? Why?
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