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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 23 as "the flamboyant Uzbek commander, leader of the Junbish-i-Milli faction"?
(a) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(b) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(c) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(d) Mullah Faizullah.

2. Where are people of Kabul punished each week on Fridays by the Taliban for disobeying orders in Chapter 38?
(a) Paghman Gardens.
(b) Chaman-e-Hozori.
(c) Gardens of Babur.
(d) Ghazi Stadium.

3. What do Mariam and Laila bury in order to hide it from the Taliban in Chapter 40?
(a) A wedding ring.
(b) A dead dog.
(c) A television.
(d) A radio.

4. Who is the warlord of the Pashtun forces in West Kabul that is described in Chapter 24 as fighting against the Hazaras of the Wahdat faction in 1992?
(a) Sayyaf.
(b) Muhsin.
(c) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(d) Ahmad Shah Massoud.

5. What does Hakim dream of living near in the novel?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The sea.
(c) The equator.
(d) The desert.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the park that Rasheed takes Mariam to visit on their tour of Kabul in Chapter 11?

3. Chapter 22 begins in January of what year?

4. According to Shari'a law under the Islamic State of Afghanistan, women are permitted to travel under what condition?

5. What is the name of Fariba's 10-year-old son that she introduces to Mariam at the tandoor line in Chapter 10?

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