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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 mountain does Rasheed point out to Mariam from the front window of his house in Chapter 9?
(a) Mount Rushmore.
(b) Asmai Mountain.
(c) Nanda Devi.
(d) Pumori Mountain.

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

3. When does the narrator say that Shahr-e-Zohak was built into a fortress to defend the valley from invaders?
(a) 900 years ago.
(b) 500 years ago.
(c) 300 years ago.
(d) 200 years ago.

4. What does the word "ahmaq" translate to in English?
(a) Fool.
(b) Widow.
(c) Princess.
(d) Emperor.

5. Who is the ancient poet that Jalil describes buried beneath a pistachio tree in Herat in Chapter 1?
(a) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(b) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(c) Jami.
(d) Habib Khan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mariam's mother commit suicide?

2. What was the name of Rasheed's first son that drowned?

3. What does the word "hamam" translate to in English?

4. What color is the burqa that Rasheed gives to Mariam in Chapter 10?

5. How old was Mariam's Nana when her mother died?

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