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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many legitimate wives does Jalil have when Mariam is a child?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

3. In what area of Kabul is Rasheed's home located in Chapter 9?
(a) Deh Mazang.
(b) Gul Daman.
(c) Takht-e-Safar.
(d) Shindand.

4. Chapter 22 begins in January of what year?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1977.

5. What Moghul emperor asked to be buried in Kabul, according to Jalil in Chapter 8?
(a) Mullah Faizullah.
(b) Muhsin.
(c) Babur.
(d) Jami.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tariq's family is of what ethnic group in Afghanistan?

2. What is the name of Fariba's 10-year-old son that she introduces to Mariam at the tandoor line in Chapter 10?

3. What name is used in Chapter 21 to describe the Afghan Pashtun wanderers that are primarily from the Ghilzai tribal confederacy?

4. What does the word "kojr" translate to in English?

5. What is the name of the park that Rasheed takes Mariam to visit on their tour of Kabul in Chapter 11?

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