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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "harami" mean, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Emperor.
(b) Bastard.
(c) Princess.
(d) Shaman.

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

3. Where was the young parakeet seller from that Nana almost married when she was fifteen?
(a) Shindand.
(b) Takht-e-Safar.
(c) Panjshir.
(d) Gul Daman.

4. What is the name of Fariba's eldest son?
(a) Muhsin.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Noor.
(d) Hakim.

5. What kind of hat does Tariq wear as they watch the last Soviet convoys leave the city in Chapter 22?
(a) A derby hat.
(b) A fedora.
(c) A bowler.
(d) An ushanka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What American President does Rasheed describe resigning over a scandal in Chapter 10?

2. During what years was Mohammad Najibullah President of Afghanistan?

3. Where has Tariq's family gone to visit his paternal uncle in Chapter 16?

4. When did Fariba and her husband move to Kabul?

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

(see the answer key)

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