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

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

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

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

5. What change does Rasheed make to his appearance in order to fulfill the Taliban's orders in Chapter 38?
(a) He wears a burqa.
(b) He wears long pants.
(c) He grows a beard.
(d) He shaves his beard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the nearby village that Nana's father is from?

2. What color is the burqa that Rasheed gives to Mariam in Chapter 10?

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

4. What "gift" does Mariam give to Laila in Chapter 34?

5. What is the punishment for a woman laughing in public, according to the Taliban's flyers in Chapter 37?

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