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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 36-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rasheed's profession when he marries Mariam?
(a) He is a butcher.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a jeweler.
(d) He is a shoemaker.

2. What has Tariq's uncle in Ghazni died from in Chapter 22?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) A bombing raid.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Cancer.

3. Why do Rasheed and Laila argue about the baby's clothes in Chapter 33?
(a) They are dirty rags.
(b) They are too expensive.
(c) They are boys' clothes.
(d) They are girls' clothes.

4. What is Tariq's father's profession?
(a) He is a carpenter.
(b) He is a farmer.
(c) He is a butcher.
(d) He is a shoemaker.

5. When had Mariam first heard about the Taliban, according to the narrator in Chapter 37?
(a) In September of 1997.
(b) In October of 1994.
(c) In August of 1998.
(d) In July of 1995.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described in Chapter 37 as "a mysterious, illiterate, one-eyed recluse" that leads the Taliban?

2. What American President does Rasheed describe resigning over a scandal in Chapter 10?

3. During one of his rages in Chapter 33, Rasheed says of the baby, "I'm telling you, Laila's given birth to" whom?

4. What does the word "kojr" translate to in English?

5. Chapter 36 begins in the spring of what year?

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