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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What American President does Rasheed describe resigning over a scandal in Chapter 10?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

2. What name is used in Chapter 21 to describe the Afghan Pashtun wanderers that are primarily from the Ghilzai tribal confederacy?
(a) Whirling dervishes.
(b) Shindand nomads.
(c) Deh Mazang.
(d) Koochi nomads.

3. How many days does Mariam spend in prison before her execution?
(a) 10.
(b) 22.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

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

5. What happens to Rasheed's shoe store in Chapter 41?
(a) It is bombed.
(b) It burns down.
(c) It doubles its profits.
(d) It is closed by the Taliban.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 33 begins in the spring of what year?

2. Who is the orphanage director that takes in Aziza in Chapter 42?

3. What is the name of Jalil's eldest son by his first wife?

4. What is the name of Fariba's eldest son?

5. Who is the village arbab of Gul Daman that visits Mariam and her mother once a month or so during Mariam's childhood?

(see the answer key)

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