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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the ancient poet that Jalil describes buried beneath a pistachio tree in Herat in Chapter 1?
(a) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(b) Habib Khan.
(c) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(d) Jami.

2. About how long after Laila has been recovering at Rasheed's home does Abdul Sharif come looking for her in Chapter 27?
(a) After two weeks.
(b) After a week.
(c) After a month.
(d) After a year.

3. What Moghul emperor asked to be buried in Kabul, according to Jalil in Chapter 8?
(a) Mullah Faizullah.
(b) Muhsin.
(c) Jami.
(d) Babur.

4. How old was Mariam's Nana when her mother died?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 6 years old.
(c) 2 years old.
(d) 15 years old.

5. What is the name of Laila's progressive but strict schoolteacher in Chapter 16?
(a) Shanzai.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Jami.
(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. Who was the leader of the Islamic Jihad Council that formed following Afghanistan's independence?

3. Approximately how old is Rasheed said to be in Chapter 29?

4. What is the name of the nearby village that Nana's father is from?

5. What is the name of the celebration that follows Ramadan?

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