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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) Muhsin.
(b) Jami.
(c) Mullah Faizullah.
(d) Babur.

2. What is the first meal that Mariam cooks for Rasheed as his wife?
(a) Ashak.
(b) Daal.
(c) Serkah Pulao.
(d) Kabuli Palau.

3. What movie does Mariam beg Jalil to take her to for her fifteenth birthday?
(a) Titanic.
(b) Pinocchio.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) It's a Wonderful Life.

4. What is the name of Fariba's husband?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Muhsin.
(c) Hakim.
(d) Noor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What mountain does Rasheed point out to Mariam from the front window of his house in Chapter 9?

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

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

4. What disorder did Mariam's Nana develop before she was to wed at the age of fifteen?

5. What does the word "harami" mean, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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