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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 does the word "kolba" refer to in the novel?
(a) A place of religious worship.
(b) A veil.
(c) A horse-cart.
(d) A hut.

2. Who does Jalil say "had raised the famous minarets as her loving ode to Herat back in the fifteenth century" in Chapter 1?
(a) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(b) Jami.
(c) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(d) Abdul Rashid Dostum.

3. Where does Nana say that Jalil was horseback riding with friends when she gave birth to Mariam?
(a) Lahore.
(b) Shindand.
(c) Takht-e-Safar.
(d) Gul Daman.

4. What has Tariq's uncle in Ghazni died from in Chapter 22?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A bombing raid.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the leader of the Islamic Jihad Council that formed following Afghanistan's independence?

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

3. What Moghul emperor asked to be buried in Kabul, according to Jalil in Chapter 8?

4. What word in the book refers to the five daily prayers undertaken by Muslims?

5. What caused Tariq to lose one of his legs?

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