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

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

3. What does Fariba say that Noor would have become if he hadn't been killed in Chapter 20?
(a) A politician.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A teacher.
(d) An architect.

4. What is the name of Fariba's 10-year-old son that she introduces to Mariam at the tandoor line in Chapter 10?
(a) Muhsin.
(b) Babur.
(c) Jami.
(d) Noor.

5. What American President does Rasheed describe resigning over a scandal in Chapter 10?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the ancient poet that Jalil describes buried beneath a pistachio tree in Herat in Chapter 1?

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

4. What is the first meal that Mariam cooks for Rasheed as his wife?

5. When did Ahmad and Noor leave to fight the Soviets, according to the narrator in Chapter 16?

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