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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 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.

2. What type of business does Jalil own when Mariam is a child?
(a) A butcher shop.
(b) A cinema.
(c) A shoe store.
(d) A bookstore.

3. 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) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(d) Jami.

4. How much older is Tariq than Laila in the narrative?
(a) 4 years older.
(b) 2 years older.
(c) 3 years older.
(d) 1 year older.

5. Where does Hakim tell Laila that the family will go first to apply for visas after they leave Kabul in Chapter 26?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Iran.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "harami" mean, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. How long has Tariq been gone when Fariba finally agrees to leave Kabul in Chapter 26?

3. What does Fariba say that Noor would have become if he hadn't been killed in Chapter 20?

4. Where does Hasina say her husband will be moving them after their marriage in Chapter 23?

5. What is the name of Laila's progressive but strict schoolteacher in Chapter 16?

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