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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the punishment for attempting to convert a Muslim to a different faith, according to the Taliban's flyers in Chapter 37?
(a) A hand will be cut off.
(b) Execution.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) A foot will be cut off.

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

3. What mountain does Rasheed point out to Mariam from the front window of his house in Chapter 9?
(a) Asmai Mountain.
(b) Pumori Mountain.
(c) Mount Rushmore.
(d) Nanda Devi.

4. What is the punishment for a woman laughing in public, according to the Taliban's flyers in Chapter 37?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Having a hand cut off.
(c) Beating.
(d) Execution.

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

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 is the first meal that Mariam cooks for Rasheed as his wife?

3. Where does Hasina say her husband will be moving them after their marriage in Chapter 23?

4. How far is Herat from Kabul?

5. When does Chapter 39 begin?

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