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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of gun does Tariq say he's bought in Chapter 24?
(a) A Kalashnikov.
(b) An Uzi.
(c) A Berden.
(d) A Beretta.

3. What organization sends Tariq a new prosthetic leg in Chapter 23?
(a) The Blue Cross.
(b) The Kabul Doctors United.
(c) The Red Cross.
(d) The World Health Organization.

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

5. When did Fariba and her husband move to Kabul?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1969.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Fariba's husband?

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

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

4. What color is the burqa that Rasheed gives to Mariam in Chapter 10?

5. What has Tariq's uncle in Ghazni died from in Chapter 22?

(see the answer key)

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