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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Laila agree to marry Rasheed?
(a) To hide the illegitimacy of her pregnancy.
(b) Because her father is forcing her to.
(c) Because she is in love with him.
(d) Because she is ugly and worries no one else will marry her.

2. When did Ahmad and Noor leave to fight the Soviets, according to the narrator in Chapter 16?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1983.

3. What type of business does Jalil own when Mariam is a child?
(a) A shoe store.
(b) A cinema.
(c) A butcher shop.
(d) A bookstore.

4. For how many years did King Zahir Shah's reign last in Afghanistan?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

5. Who is the boy that shoots Laila with the water gun in Chapter 17?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Khadim.
(c) Muhsin.
(d) Shanzai.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the punishment for adultery, according to the Taliban's flyers in Chapter 37?

2. How does Mariam's mother commit suicide?

3. How old is Laila when Rasheed suggests that he marry her?

4. Where is Laila forced to go in order to give birth in Chapter 39?

5. What is the name of Kabul's ancient music ghetto that is silenced by the Taliban in Chapter 38?

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