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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date was Mir Akbar Khyber assassinated?
(a) March 12, 1968.
(b) July 12, 1975.
(c) August 10, 1982.
(d) April 17, 1978.

2. What is the first meal that Mariam cooks for Rasheed as his wife?
(a) Kabuli Palau.
(b) Daal.
(c) Ashak.
(d) Serkah Pulao.

3. What is Rasheed's profession when he marries Mariam?
(a) He is a doctor.
(b) He is a shoemaker.
(c) He is a butcher.
(d) He is a jeweler.

4. How many people does Rasheed say that the Mujahideen have killed in Kabul in the past four years prior to Taliban control in Chapter 38?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 50,000.

5. When had Mariam first heard about the Taliban, according to the narrator in Chapter 37?
(a) In July of 1995.
(b) In August of 1998.
(c) In October of 1994.
(d) In September of 1997.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Hasina taken by her family to marry a cousin who owns an auto shop in Chapter 23?

2. What language is native to Kandahar?

3. What organization sends Tariq a new prosthetic leg in Chapter 23?

4. What is the name of the celebration that follows Ramadan?

5. Who is the 18-year-old boy that Giti has become enamored with in Chapter 23?

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