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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 48-51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the leader of the Islamic Jihad Council that formed following Afghanistan's independence?
(a) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(b) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(c) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(d) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.

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

3. What is the name of Kabul's ancient music ghetto that is silenced by the Taliban in Chapter 38?
(a) Kharabat.
(b) Ghazni.
(c) Gul Daman.
(d) Shindand.

4. What television channel are Tariq and Laila watching as New York's Twin Towers are hit on 9/11?
(a) BBC.
(b) CBS News.
(c) FOX News.
(d) CNN.

5. Who is described in Chapter 23 as "the flamboyant Uzbek commander, leader of the Junbish-i-Milli faction"?
(a) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(b) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(c) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(d) Mullah Faizullah.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say that Shahr-e-Zohak was built into a fortress to defend the valley from invaders?

2. What do Mariam and Laila bury in order to hide it from the Taliban in Chapter 40?

3. What film is recorded on the video tape that Jalil left behind for Mariam?

4. When did Jalil die, according to the man that Mariam calls in Chapter 41?

5. What is the name of Fariba's eldest son?

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