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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 is the name of the nearby village that Nana's father is from?
(a) Takht-e-Safar.
(b) Shindand.
(c) Gul Daman.
(d) Ghazni.

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

3. Where has Tariq's family gone to visit his paternal uncle in Chapter 16?
(a) Gul Daman.
(b) Ghazni.
(c) Shindand.
(d) Takht-e-Safar.

4. How many children does Jalil have in Chapter 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 11.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word used in the narrative refers to a woman's honor?

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

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

4. What does Fariba say that Noor would have become if he hadn't been killed in Chapter 20?

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

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