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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 does Tariq do to the boy that shot Laila with the water pistol in Chapter 18?
(a) He throws a water balloon at him.
(b) He tells the boy's mother.
(c) He shoots him with a BB gun.
(d) He beats him with his prosthetic leg.

2. What language is native to Kandahar?
(a) Pashto.
(b) Farsi.
(c) Balochi.
(d) Uzbek.

3. What movie does Mariam beg Jalil to take her to for her fifteenth birthday?
(a) Titanic.
(b) It's a Wonderful Life.
(c) Pinocchio.
(d) Cinderella.

4. How old was Mariam's Nana when her mother died?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 6 years old.
(c) 2 years old.
(d) 15 years old.

5. How far is Herat from Kabul?
(a) 1,000 kilometers.
(b) 120 kilometers.
(c) 650 kilometers.
(d) 240 kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of business does Jalil own when Mariam is a child?

2. Who is the village arbab of Gul Daman that visits Mariam and her mother once a month or so during Mariam's childhood?

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

4. How old is Laila in 1987 when Chapter 16 begins?

5. Who discovers Mariam in a pool of blood after she has miscarried in Chapter 13?

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