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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 the leader that has been hung as the Taliban speaker declares victory of Kabul in Chapter 37?
(a) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
(b) Abdul Ali Mazari.
(c) Najibullah.
(d) Mullah Omar.

2. What is the name of Fariba's 10-year-old son that she introduces to Mariam at the tandoor line in Chapter 10?
(a) Jami.
(b) Muhsin.
(c) Babur.
(d) Noor.

3. How is Giti killed in Chapter 24?
(a) She steps into a landmine.
(b) She is hit by a rocket.
(c) She is hit by a car.
(d) She is hit by a train.

4. How much older is Hakim than Fariba?
(a) 6 years older.
(b) 10 years older.
(c) 3 years older.
(d) 15 years older.

5. Who does Jalil say "had raised the famous minarets as her loving ode to Herat back in the fifteenth century" in Chapter 1?
(a) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(b) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(c) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(d) Jami.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how old is Rasheed said to be in Chapter 29?

2. On what day of the week does Jalil come to visit Mariam during her childhood?

3. Where does Laila hide the money that she steals from Rasheed in Chapter 34?

4. How much money does Laila hope to steal from Rasheed before she runs away in Chapter 34?

5. What is the punishment for attempting to convert a Muslim to a different faith, according to the Taliban's flyers in Chapter 37?

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