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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What word used in the narrative refers to a woman's honor?
2. What is the name of Laila's progressive but strict schoolteacher in Chapter 16?
3. Who had supposedly overseen the burial of Fariba's sons, according to the messenger that relates their death?
4. Who is the elderly village Koran tutor that visits Mariam and Nana during Mariam's childhood?
5. What is the name of the nearby village that Nana's father is from?
Short Essay Questions
1. What discrepancy is seen between Nana's and Jalil's descriptions of Mariam's birth in Chapter 2?
2. What political events are described by the narrator in Chapter 15? How do these events affect the citizens of Afghanistan?
3. What news does Tariq relate to Laila in Chapter 25? How does Laila respond?
4. Chapter 6 is a transitional chapter in A Thousand Splendid Suns. What purpose does this transition serve?
5. How has Fariba's behavior changed in Chapter 20? What does Laila make of these changes?
6. What literary allusion does the author employ in Chapter 21? How does this allusion relate metaphorically to A Thousand Splendid Suns?
7. How has Mariam adjusted to married life by the beginning of Chapter 11?
8. What are the reasons behind Mariam's marriage arrangement in Chapter 7? How is this arrangement perceived by the characters in the story?
9. When does Chapter 21 take place? What is the political atmosphere like in Afghanistan at this time?
10. How are Jalil's visits to Mariam described in Chapter 4? What do they talk about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of pregnancy and oppression in the novel. What oppressions has Mariam faced as a woman in Afghanistan by the age of fifteen? How are these oppressions compounded with her marriage? How does Mariam feel about her pregnancy? How do these themes apply to Laila?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of survivalism in the novel. What are some examples of ways in which characters in the story commit actions in order to survive? In what ways has Mariam learned to survive? How have Laila’s experiences differed from Mariam’s?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of sacrifice in A Thousand Splendid Suns. In what ways does Mariam’s sacrifice give life and freedom to Laila and her children? Is Laila aware of the sacrifice that Mariam makes for her? What does Mariam’s act mean to Laila?
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