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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mountain does Rasheed point out to Mariam from the front window of his house in Chapter 9?
(a) Asmai Mountain.
(b) Nanda Devi.
(c) Pumori Mountain.
(d) Mount Rushmore.

2. What word in the book refers to the five daily prayers undertaken by Muslims?
(a) Namaz.
(b) Gul Daman.
(c) Karteh Seh.
(d) Serkah Pulao.

3. When did Ahmad and Noor leave to fight the Soviets, according to the narrator in Chapter 16?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1983.

4. What color is the burqa that Rasheed gives to Mariam in Chapter 10?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Fariba and her husband move to Kabul?

2. Tariq's family is of what ethnic group in Afghanistan?

3. During what years was Mohammad Najibullah President of Afghanistan?

4. What is Rasheed's profession when he marries Mariam?

5. In what year was Mariam born?

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