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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Fariba and her husband move to Kabul?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1960.

2. What is the first meal that Mariam cooks for Rasheed as his wife?
(a) Serkah Pulao.
(b) Ashak.
(c) Kabuli Palau.
(d) Daal.

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

4. What language is native to Kandahar?
(a) Uzbek.
(b) Pashto.
(c) Balochi.
(d) Farsi.

5. What is Rasheed's profession when he marries Mariam?
(a) He is a jeweler.
(b) He is a butcher.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He is a shoemaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movie does Mariam beg Jalil to take her to for her fifteenth birthday?

2. What Moghul emperor asked to be buried in Kabul, according to Jalil in Chapter 8?

3. How old is Mariam when she first hears the word "harami" in Chapter 1?

4. How many legitimate wives does Jalil have when Mariam is a child?

5. How much older is Tariq than Laila in the narrative?

(see the answer key)

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