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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 the first meal that Mariam cooks for Rasheed as his wife?
(a) Ashak.
(b) Serkah Pulao.
(c) Daal.
(d) Kabuli Palau.

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

3. What color is the burqa that Rasheed gives to Mariam in Chapter 10?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

4. Who is the village arbab of Gul Daman that visits Mariam and her mother once a month or so during Mariam's childhood?
(a) Mullah Faizullah.
(b) Habib Khan.
(c) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(d) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.

5. Who is the ancient poet that Jalil describes buried beneath a pistachio tree in Herat in Chapter 1?
(a) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(b) Habib Khan.
(c) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(d) Jami.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Jalil say "had raised the famous minarets as her loving ode to Herat back in the fifteenth century" in Chapter 1?

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

4. What is the name of Fariba's eldest son?

5. What is Rasheed's profession when he marries Mariam?

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