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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 color is the burqa that Rasheed gives to Mariam in Chapter 10?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

2. What kind of gun does Tariq say he's bought in Chapter 24?
(a) A Kalashnikov.
(b) An Uzi.
(c) A Beretta.
(d) A Berden.

3. According to the laws enforced by the Taliban in Chapter 37, all boys in grades one through six are to wear what?
(a) Green turbans.
(b) White turbans.
(c) Yellow turbans.
(d) Black turbans.

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

5. According to Shari'a law under the Islamic State of Afghanistan, women are permitted to travel under what condition?
(a) That they travel with their mother or father.
(b) That they travel with another woman.
(c) That they travel by car.
(d) That they travel with a male relative.

Short Answer Questions

1. When had Mariam first heard about the Taliban, according to the narrator in Chapter 37?

2. In what area of Kabul is Rasheed's home located in Chapter 9?

3. Who is described in Chapter 37 as "a mysterious, illiterate, one-eyed recluse" that leads the Taliban?

4. When does Chapter 23 begin?

5. Where does Rasheed take Laila and Mariam to see the Taliban when they arrive in Kabul in Chapter 37?

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