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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Chapter 12 begin?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1982.

2. Jalil tells Mariam that he gave her this name because it refers to what?
(a) A thousand sunsets.
(b) The ocean.
(c) A tuberose flower.
(d) The sunset.

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

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) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(b) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(c) Muhsin.
(d) Sayyaf.

5. Why does Laila agree to marry Rasheed?
(a) Because her father is forcing her to.
(b) Because she is in love with him.
(c) To hide the illegitimacy of her pregnancy.
(d) Because she is ugly and worries no one else will marry her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Nana say that Jalil was horseback riding with friends when she gave birth to Mariam?

3. Where does Tariq say that he and his family are going in Chapter 25?

4. How much money does Laila hope to steal from Rasheed before she runs away in Chapter 34?

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

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