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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 day of the week does Jalil come to visit Mariam during her childhood?
(a) Every Thursday.
(b) Every Sunday.
(c) Every Tuesday.
(d) Every Friday.

2. What is the name of the park that Rasheed takes Mariam to visit on their tour of Kabul in Chapter 11?
(a) Gardens of Babur.
(b) Shar-e-Nau Park.
(c) Chaman-e-Hozori.
(d) Paghman Gardens.

3. During what years was Mohammad Najibullah President of Afghanistan?
(a) 1990-1996.
(b) 1979-1988.
(c) 1987-1992.
(d) 1982-1988.

4. When did Ahmad and Noor leave to fight the Soviets, according to the narrator in Chapter 16?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1983.

5. Who is the ancient poet that Jalil describes buried beneath a pistachio tree in Herat in Chapter 1?
(a) Jami.
(b) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(c) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(d) Habib Khan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Mariam born?

2. When did Fariba and her husband move to Kabul?

3. What does the word "hamam" translate to in English?

4. Tariq's family is of what ethnic group in Afghanistan?

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

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