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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date was Mir Akbar Khyber assassinated?
(a) April 17, 1978.
(b) July 12, 1975.
(c) March 12, 1968.
(d) August 10, 1982.

2. In what year does Chapter 12 begin?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1963.

3. What type of business does Jalil own when Mariam is a child?
(a) A shoe store.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A cinema.
(d) A butcher shop.

4. Who discovers Mariam in a pool of blood after she has miscarried in Chapter 13?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Hakim.
(c) Fariba.
(d) Laila.

5. Who had supposedly overseen the burial of Fariba's sons, according to the messenger that relates their death?
(a) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(b) Mullah Faizullah.
(c) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(d) Habib Khan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mariam discover Rasheed building in the tool shed in Chapter 13?

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

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

5. What is Laila's nickname?

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