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

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

3. Who is the elderly village Koran tutor that visits Mariam and Nana during Mariam's childhood?
(a) Sayyaf.
(b) Mullah Faizullah.
(c) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
(d) Habib Khan.

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

5. How old was Mariam's Nana when her mother died?
(a) 6 years old.
(b) 2 years old.
(c) 12 years old.
(d) 15 years old.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Nana say that Jalil was horseback riding with friends when she gave birth to Mariam?

4. What American President does Rasheed describe resigning over a scandal in Chapter 10?

5. In what year was Mariam born?

(see the answer key)

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