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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "gift" does Mariam give to Laila in Chapter 34?
(a) Baby clothes.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A broom.

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

3. When did Dostum switch sides and join Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in the Afghan Civil War?
(a) January, 1994.
(b) April, 1992.
(c) March, 1996.
(d) July, 1995.

4. Who is the leader that has been hung as the Taliban speaker declares victory of Kabul in Chapter 37?
(a) Najibullah.
(b) Mullah Omar.
(c) Abdul Ali Mazari.
(d) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.

5. What language does Tariq say he learned to speak while he was in prison?
(a) English.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Urdu.
(d) Pashto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the punishment for adultery, according to the Taliban's flyers in Chapter 37?

2. Where has Rasheed taken a job as a doorman in Chapter 42?

3. What American President does Rasheed describe resigning over a scandal in Chapter 10?

4. Where does Hakim rent a hall for his sons' fatiha in Chapter 19?

5. In what year does Chapter 12 begin?

(see the answer key)

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