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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 Laila's progressive but strict schoolteacher in Chapter 16?
(a) Jami.
(b) Muhsin.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Shanzai.

2. What does the term "jo" or "jon" as used in addressing someone translate to in English?
(a) Dear.
(b) Sister.
(c) Mother.
(d) Elder.

3. Who does Jalil say "had raised the famous minarets as her loving ode to Herat back in the fifteenth century" in Chapter 1?
(a) Jami.
(b) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(c) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(d) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.

4. What caused Tariq to lose one of his legs?
(a) He had polio.
(b) He was hit by a train.
(c) He was in a car accident.
(d) He stepped on a land mine.

5. What is the Farsi speaking Tajik region northeast of Kabul that Fariba's family is from?
(a) Takht-e-Safar.
(b) Deh Mazang.
(c) Gul Daman.
(d) Panjshir.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Mariam's Nana when her mother died?

3. What color is Laila's hair described as in Chapter 16?

4. In what year was Mariam born?

5. Where does Nana say that Jalil was horseback riding with friends when she gave birth to Mariam?

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