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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far is Herat from Kabul?
(a) 1,000 kilometers.
(b) 650 kilometers.
(c) 120 kilometers.
(d) 240 kilometers.

2. What do Mariam and Laila bury in order to hide it from the Taliban in Chapter 40?
(a) A television.
(b) A dead dog.
(c) A wedding ring.
(d) A radio.

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

4. What "gift" does Mariam give to Laila in Chapter 34?
(a) A wedding dress.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A broom.
(d) Baby clothes.

5. In what year was Mariam born?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1959.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose pictures does Fariba hold up as the last Soviet convoys exit the city in Chapter 22?

2. What is the name of the elderly midwife that helped to deliver Laila?

3. Who brings Mariam, Laila, and Aziza home after their failed attempt to run away in Chapter 36?

4. Who was the leader of the Islamic Jihad Council that formed following Afghanistan's independence?

5. What does the term "jo" or "jon" as used in addressing someone translate to in English?

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