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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day of the week does Jalil come to visit Mariam during her childhood?
(a) Every Sunday.
(b) Every Friday.
(c) Every Tuesday.
(d) Every Thursday.

2. What color is the burqa that Rasheed gives to Mariam in Chapter 10?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

3. Where does Nana say that Jalil was horseback riding with friends when she gave birth to Mariam?
(a) Gul Daman.
(b) Takht-e-Safar.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Shindand.

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

5. How does Mariam's mother commit suicide?
(a) She shoots herself.
(b) She slits her wrists.
(c) She overdoses on pills.
(d) She hangs herself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far is Herat from Kabul?

3. How old is Mariam when she first hears the word "harami" in Chapter 1?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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