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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described in Chapter 23 as "the flamboyant Uzbek commander, leader of the Junbish-i-Milli faction"?
(a) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(b) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(c) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(d) Mullah Faizullah.

2. How much money does Laila hope to steal from Rasheed before she runs away in Chapter 34?
(a) 1,000 afghanis.
(b) 2,000 afghanis.
(c) 500 afghanis.
(d) 800 afghanis.

3. What is the name of Jalil's eldest son by his first wife?
(a) Sabir.
(b) Jami.
(c) Muhsin.
(d) Hakim.

4. Who discovers Mariam in a pool of blood after she has miscarried in Chapter 13?
(a) Fariba.
(b) Hakim.
(c) Laila.
(d) Ahmad.

5. Why do Rasheed and Laila argue about the baby's clothes in Chapter 33?
(a) They are dirty rags.
(b) They are too expensive.
(c) They are girls' clothes.
(d) They are boys' clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the young parakeet seller from that Nana almost married when she was fifteen?

2. What is the name of Fariba's 10-year-old son that she introduces to Mariam at the tandoor line in Chapter 10?

3. 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?

4. When does the narrator say that Shahr-e-Zohak was built into a fortress to defend the valley from invaders?

5. Jalil tells Mariam that he gave her this name because it refers to what?

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