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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(d) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.

2. Where does a guard tell Mariam and other citizens that this hospital no longer treats women in Chapter 39?
(a) Ali Abad Hospital.
(b) Malalai Hospital.
(c) French Medical Institute for Children.
(d) Jamhuriat Hospital.

3. Who is the 18-year-old boy that Giti has become enamored with in Chapter 23?
(a) Sabir.
(b) Babur.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Noor.

4. What name is used in Chapter 21 to describe the Afghan Pashtun wanderers that are primarily from the Ghilzai tribal confederacy?
(a) Whirling dervishes.
(b) Deh Mazang.
(c) Koochi nomads.
(d) Shindand nomads.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How far is Herat from Kabul?

4. Who is described in Chapter 23 as "the flamboyant Uzbek commander, leader of the Junbish-i-Milli faction"?

5. When does Chapter 23 begin?

(see the answer key)

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