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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 41-47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Fariba and her husband move to Kabul?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1969.

2. What is the name of Kabul's ancient music ghetto that is silenced by the Taliban in Chapter 38?
(a) Ghazni.
(b) Kharabat.
(c) Gul Daman.
(d) Shindand.

3. Where does Rasheed take Laila and Mariam to see the Taliban when they arrive in Kabul in Chapter 37?
(a) Chaman-e-Hozori.
(b) Pashtunistan Square.
(c) Gardens of Babur.
(d) Panjshir.

4. Who is the village arbab of Gul Daman that visits Mariam and her mother once a month or so during Mariam's childhood?
(a) Mullah Faizullah.
(b) Habib Khan.
(c) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
(d) Ahmad Shah Massoud.

5. What is the name of Fariba's eldest son?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Muhsin.
(c) Hakim.
(d) Noor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mountain does Rasheed point out to Mariam from the front window of his house in Chapter 9?

2. Who does Jalil say "had raised the famous minarets as her loving ode to Herat back in the fifteenth century" in Chapter 1?

3. Where is Hasina taken by her family to marry a cousin who owns an auto shop in Chapter 23?

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

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

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