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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 is the name of Jalil's eldest son by his first wife?
(a) Jami.
(b) Muhsin.
(c) Sabir.
(d) Hakim.

2. On what date was Laila born?
(a) April 27, 1978.
(b) March 12, 1968.
(c) August 10, 1982.
(d) July 12, 1975.

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

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

5. What disorder did Mariam's Nana develop before she was to wed at the age of fifteen?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Bulimia.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Anorexia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "harami" mean, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. Where has Tariq's family gone to visit his paternal uncle in Chapter 16?

3. Who does Jalil say "had raised the famous minarets as her loving ode to Herat back in the fifteenth century" in Chapter 1?

4. Jalil tells Mariam that he gave her this name because it refers to what?

5. How far is Herat from Kabul?

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