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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 word in the book refers to the five daily prayers undertaken by Muslims?
(a) Gul Daman.
(b) Namaz.
(c) Karteh Seh.
(d) Serkah Pulao.

2. What does the word "kojr" translate to in English?
(a) Warrior.
(b) Sacrifice.
(c) Princess.
(d) Emperor.

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

4. What is the name of the celebration that follows Ramadan?
(a) Eid al-Fitr.
(b) Day of Ashura.
(c) Eid Al-Adha.
(d) Dhu al-Hijjah.

5. Where does Hakim rent a hall for his sons' fatiha in Chapter 19?
(a) Panjshir.
(b) Karteh Seh.
(c) Takht-e-Safar.
(d) Ghazni.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mountain does Rasheed point out to Mariam from the front window of his house in Chapter 9?

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

3. Jalil tells Mariam that he gave her this name because it refers to what?

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

5. What is Tariq's father's profession?

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