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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of business does Jalil own when Mariam is a child?
(a) A cinema.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A shoe store.
(d) A bookstore.

2. On what date was Mir Akbar Khyber assassinated?
(a) March 12, 1968.
(b) April 17, 1978.
(c) July 12, 1975.
(d) August 10, 1982.

3. Jalil tells Mariam that he gave her this name because it refers to what?
(a) A thousand sunsets.
(b) The ocean.
(c) A tuberose flower.
(d) The sunset.

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

5. In what year does Chapter 12 begin?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1974.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Jalil have in Chapter 1?

2. Who is the ancient poet that Jalil describes buried beneath a pistachio tree in Herat in Chapter 1?

3. What is the name of Jalil's eldest son by his first wife?

4. How old was Mariam's Nana when her mother died?

5. Who discovers Mariam in a pool of blood after she has miscarried in Chapter 13?

(see the answer key)

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