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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 does the word "kolba" refer to in the novel?
(a) A place of religious worship.
(b) A veil.
(c) A horse-cart.
(d) A hut.

2. What does Mariam discover Rasheed building in the tool shed in Chapter 13?
(a) A ladder.
(b) A chair.
(c) A gun.
(d) A crib.

3. What is the name of Jalil's eldest son by his first wife?
(a) Jami.
(b) Sabir.
(c) Hakim.
(d) Muhsin.

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

5. Who does Jalil say "had raised the famous minarets as her loving ode to Herat back in the fifteenth century" in Chapter 1?
(a) Jami.
(b) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(c) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(d) Abdul Rashid Dostum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "kojr" translate to in English?

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

3. How many legitimate wives does Jalil have when Mariam is a child?

4. What Moghul emperor asked to be buried in Kabul, according to Jalil in Chapter 8?

5. Who is the elderly village Koran tutor that visits Mariam and Nana during Mariam's childhood?

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