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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 36-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Laila's hair described as in Chapter 16?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Blond.

2. What does Mariam tell Laila she will NOT be in Chapter 31?
(a) She will not be the cook.
(b) She will not be Laila's servant.
(c) She will not be a thief.
(d) She will not be Rasheed's wife.

3. What is the punishment for adultery, according to the Taliban's flyers in Chapter 37?
(a) Your sexual organs will be removed.
(b) Imprisonment.
(c) Your hand will be cut off.
(d) You will be stoned to death.

4. How does Mariam's mother commit suicide?
(a) She hangs herself.
(b) She overdoses on pills.
(c) She slits her wrists.
(d) She shoots herself.

5. How many people does Rasheed say that the Mujahideen have killed in Kabul in the past four years prior to Taliban control in Chapter 38?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 30,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mariam discover Rasheed building in the tool shed in Chapter 13?

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

4. How old is Laila when Rasheed suggests that he marry her?

5. What disorder did Mariam's Nana develop before she was to wed at the age of fifteen?

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