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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Mariam and Laila begin sharing each night together in the yard in Chapter 35?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Sherry.
(d) Chai tea.

2. Who discovers Mariam in a pool of blood after she has miscarried in Chapter 13?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Hakim.
(c) Laila.
(d) Fariba.

3. Where is Hasina taken by her family to marry a cousin who owns an auto shop in Chapter 23?
(a) Panjshir.
(b) Lahore.
(c) Ghazni.
(d) Gul Daman.

4. What does Fariba say that Noor would have become if he hadn't been killed in Chapter 20?
(a) An architect.
(b) A politician.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A doctor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mariam discover Rasheed building in the tool shed in Chapter 13?

2. How much older is Tariq than Laila in the narrative?

3. What has Tariq's uncle in Ghazni died from in Chapter 22?

4. About how long after Laila has been recovering at Rasheed's home does Abdul Sharif come looking for her in Chapter 27?

5. On what day of the week does Jalil come to visit Mariam during her childhood?

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