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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Tariq say he and his parents stayed at the refugee camp at Nasir Bagh in Chapter 44?
(a) Three months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

2. What has Tariq's uncle in Ghazni died from in Chapter 22?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) A bombing raid.

3. What is the name of the man that buys the bus tickets for Laila in Chapter 36?
(a) Muhsin.
(b) Sayyaf.
(c) Noor.
(d) Wakil.

4. What does the word "sawab" translate to in Chapter 36?
(a) Husband.
(b) Wife.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Good deed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jalil say "had raised the famous minarets as her loving ode to Herat back in the fifteenth century" in Chapter 1?

2. Where did Rasheed's first son drown?

3. When had Mariam first heard about the Taliban, according to the narrator in Chapter 37?

4. What is the name of Rasheed and Laila's son?

5. How far is Herat from Kabul?

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