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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Chapter 12 begin?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1974.

2. 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.

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

4. What disorder did Mariam's Nana develop before she was to wed at the age of fifteen?
(a) Anorexia.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Bulimia.
(d) Schizophrenia.

5. How many children does Jalil have in Chapter 1?
(a) 11.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mariam discover Rasheed building in the tool shed in Chapter 13?

2. Where was the young parakeet seller from that Nana almost married when she was fifteen?

3. What is the first meal that Mariam cooks for Rasheed as his wife?

4. What is the name of Fariba's 10-year-old son that she introduces to Mariam at the tandoor line in Chapter 10?

5. Who is the ancient poet that Jalil describes buried beneath a pistachio tree in Herat in Chapter 1?

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