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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 is Rasheed's profession when he marries Mariam?
(a) He is a doctor.
(b) He is a jeweler.
(c) He is a shoemaker.
(d) He is a butcher.

2. Jalil tells Mariam that he gave her this name because it refers to what?
(a) A tuberose flower.
(b) The sunset.
(c) The ocean.
(d) A thousand sunsets.

3. How many legitimate wives does Jalil have when Mariam is a child?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. What does the word "harami" mean, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Bastard.
(b) Princess.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Shaman.

5. Who discovers Mariam in a pool of blood after she has miscarried in Chapter 13?
(a) Fariba.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Hakim.
(d) Laila.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year was Mariam born?

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

4. In what year does Chapter 12 begin?

5. What is the name of the park that Rasheed takes Mariam to visit on their tour of Kabul in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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