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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 type of business does Jalil own when Mariam is a child?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A shoe store.
(d) A cinema.

2. In what area of Kabul is Rasheed's home located in Chapter 9?
(a) Takht-e-Safar.
(b) Deh Mazang.
(c) Gul Daman.
(d) Shindand.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What movie does Mariam beg Jalil to take her to for her fifteenth birthday?

3. What is the name of the celebration that follows Ramadan?

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

5. What does the word "kolba" refer to in the novel?

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