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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word used in the narrative refers to a woman's honor?
(a) Namoos.
(b) Daal.
(c) Safar.
(d) Hozori.

2. What movie does Mariam beg Jalil to take her to for her fifteenth birthday?
(a) It's a Wonderful Life.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Titanic.
(d) Pinocchio.

3. What does Fariba say that Noor would have become if he hadn't been killed in Chapter 20?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A politician.
(d) An architect.

4. What word in the book refers to the five daily prayers undertaken by Muslims?
(a) Karteh Seh.
(b) Namaz.
(c) Serkah Pulao.
(d) Gul Daman.

5. Where does Hakim rent a hall for his sons' fatiha in Chapter 19?
(a) Panjshir.
(b) Takht-e-Safar.
(c) Karteh Seh.
(d) Ghazni.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does Jalil come to visit Mariam during her childhood?

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

3. What does the word "kolba" refer to in the novel?

4. What is Tariq's father's profession?

5. What is the name of Laila's progressive but strict schoolteacher in Chapter 16?

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