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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 Moghul emperor asked to be buried in Kabul, according to Jalil in Chapter 8?
(a) Jami.
(b) Muhsin.
(c) Mullah Faizullah.
(d) Babur.

2. Who is the ancient poet that Jalil describes buried beneath a pistachio tree in Herat in Chapter 1?
(a) Jami.
(b) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(c) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(d) Habib Khan.

3. In what year was Mariam born?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1963.

4. Where was the young parakeet seller from that Nana almost married when she was fifteen?
(a) Panjshir.
(b) Gul Daman.
(c) Takht-e-Safar.
(d) Shindand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Fariba's husband?

2. For how many years did King Zahir Shah's reign last in Afghanistan?

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

4. What word used in the narrative refers to a woman's honor?

5. What is the name of the celebration that follows Ramadan?

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