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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 41-47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Laila plan to take a bus to from Kabul when she runs away in Chapter 34?
(a) Peshawar.
(b) Abbottabad.
(c) Mardan.
(d) Punjab.

2. Where has Tariq's family gone to visit his paternal uncle in Chapter 16?
(a) Ghazni.
(b) Shindand.
(c) Gul Daman.
(d) Takht-e-Safar.

3. Who is described in Chapter 37 as "a mysterious, illiterate, one-eyed recluse" that leads the Taliban?
(a) Mullah Omar.
(b) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(c) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(d) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.

4. How does Mariam's mother commit suicide?
(a) She hangs herself.
(b) She shoots herself.
(c) She slits her wrists.
(d) She overdoses on pills.

5. In what area of Kabul is Rasheed's home located in Chapter 9?
(a) Takht-e-Safar.
(b) Deh Mazang.
(c) Shindand.
(d) Gul Daman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "hamam" translate to in English?

2. What is the name of Fariba's husband?

3. When did Dostum switch sides and join Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in the Afghan Civil War?

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

5. In what year does Chapter 12 begin?

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