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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 "hamam" translate to in English?
(a) Husband.
(b) Wife.
(c) Bath house.
(d) Emperor.

2. What color is Laila's hair described as in Chapter 16?
(a) Blond.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

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

4. During one of his rages in Chapter 33, Rasheed says of the baby, "I'm telling you, Laila's given birth to" whom?
(a) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(b) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
(c) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(d) Queen Gauhar Shad.

5. When does Chapter 23 begin?
(a) September, 1990.
(b) April, 1992.
(c) July, 1989.
(d) March, 1995.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Laila when Rasheed suggests that he marry her?

2. How old is Laila in 1987 when Chapter 16 begins?

3. In what year was Mariam born?

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?

5. Approximately how old is Rasheed said to be in Chapter 29?

(see the answer key)

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