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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 41-47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Rasheed and Laila argue about the baby's clothes in Chapter 33?
(a) They are boys' clothes.
(b) They are too expensive.
(c) They are girls' clothes.
(d) They are dirty rags.

2. How many legitimate wives does Jalil have when Mariam is a child?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. When does Chapter 37 begin?
(a) September, 1996.
(b) January, 1994.
(c) April, 1992.
(d) August, 1997.

4. What is the name of Fariba's 10-year-old son that she introduces to Mariam at the tandoor line in Chapter 10?
(a) Babur.
(b) Jami.
(c) Noor.
(d) Muhsin.

5. What was the name of Rasheed's first son that drowned?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Sabir.
(c) Yunus.
(d) Hakim.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what years was Mohammad Najibullah President of Afghanistan?

2. What is the name of the elderly midwife that helped to deliver Laila?

3. Where does a guard tell Mariam and other citizens that this hospital no longer treats women in Chapter 39?

4. When does the narrator say that Shahr-e-Zohak was built into a fortress to defend the valley from invaders?

5. What Hazara commander has been captured and killed by the Taliban in Chapter 37?

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