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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 does Laila agree to marry Rasheed?
(a) Because she is in love with him.
(b) Because her father is forcing her to.
(c) Because she is ugly and worries no one else will marry her.
(d) To hide the illegitimacy of her pregnancy.

2. How far is Herat from Kabul?
(a) 650 kilometers.
(b) 1,000 kilometers.
(c) 240 kilometers.
(d) 120 kilometers.

3. Who is the warlord of the Pashtun forces in West Kabul that is described in Chapter 24 as fighting against the Hazaras of the Wahdat faction in 1992?
(a) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(b) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(c) Sayyaf.
(d) Muhsin.

4. Where are people of Kabul punished each week on Fridays by the Taliban for disobeying orders in Chapter 38?
(a) Paghman Gardens.
(b) Ghazi Stadium.
(c) Gardens of Babur.
(d) Chaman-e-Hozori.

5. What color is Laila's hair described as in Chapter 16?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blond.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 22 begins in January of what year?

2. How much older is Hakim than Fariba?

3. Where was the young parakeet seller from that Nana almost married when she was fifteen?

4. How many women share the prison cell with Mariam in Chapter 47?

5. What does Abdul Sharif say his wife's name is in Chapter 28?

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