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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When did Ahmad and Noor leave to fight the Soviets, according to the narrator in Chapter 16?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1983.

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

5. What is the name of the nearby village that Nana's father is from?
(a) Ghazni.
(b) Shindand.
(c) Gul Daman.
(d) Takht-e-Safar.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what years was Mohammad Najibullah President of Afghanistan?

2. What word in the book refers to the five daily prayers undertaken by Muslims?

3. How old is Mariam when she first hears the word "harami" in Chapter 1?

4. Who had supposedly overseen the burial of Fariba's sons, according to the messenger that relates their death?

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

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