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

3. When did Fariba and her husband move to Kabul?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1956.

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

5. Who is the elderly village Koran tutor that visits Mariam and Nana during Mariam's childhood?
(a) Mullah Faizullah.
(b) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
(c) Sayyaf.
(d) Habib Khan.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years did King Zahir Shah's reign last in Afghanistan?

2. In what year was Mariam born?

3. On what date was Laila born?

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

5. What word used in the narrative refers to a woman's honor?

(see the answer key)

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