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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of businesses does Abdul Sharif say he owns in Chapter 28?
(a) Clothing stores.
(b) Fine restaurants.
(c) Fast food restaurants.
(d) Butcher shops.

2. Who was the United States President at the time that the U.S. declared war on Afghanistan?
(a) Barack Obama.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) George H. W. Bush.

3. Who is the orphanage director that takes in Aziza in Chapter 42?
(a) Khadim.
(b) Zaman.
(c) Hakim.
(d) Ahmad.

4. Chapter 33 begins in the spring of what year?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1995.

5. During one of his rages in Chapter 33, Rasheed says of the baby, "I'm telling you, Laila's given birth to" whom?
(a) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(b) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(c) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(d) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.

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

7. When did the United States declare war against Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center?
(a) March 12, 2002.
(b) November 11, 2002.
(c) April 27, 2001.
(d) October 7, 2001.

8. Where does Rasheed take Laila and Mariam to see the Taliban when they arrive in Kabul in Chapter 37?
(a) Panjshir.
(b) Chaman-e-Hozori.
(c) Pashtunistan Square.
(d) Gardens of Babur.

9. In his letter to Mariam, whom does Jalil say was killed on the first day of the 1979 uprising?
(a) Tariq.
(b) Afsoon.
(c) Farhad.
(d) Laila.

10. 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 girls' clothes.
(d) They are boys' clothes.

11. Chapter 36 begins in the spring of what year?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1992.

12. How old is Aziza in Chapter 51?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Thirteen.

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

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

15. What "gift" does Mariam give to Laila in Chapter 34?
(a) Baby clothes.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) A broom.
(d) A blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mullah Faizullah's son that greets Laila in Chapter 50?

2. What was hidden inside the coat that Tariq was paid to take to Lahore, according to his story in Chapter 44?

3. What is the name of the town that Tariq says he lives in, in Chapter 44?

4. What physical ailment has Tariq developed in Chapter 50?

5. What is the name of the prison that Mariam is sent to in Chapter 47?

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