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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 does the term "jo" or "jon" as used in addressing someone translate to in English?
(a) Dear.
(b) Sister.
(c) Mother.
(d) Elder.

2. What does Tariq do to the boy that shot Laila with the water pistol in Chapter 18?
(a) He tells the boy's mother.
(b) He beats him with his prosthetic leg.
(c) He shoots him with a BB gun.
(d) He throws a water balloon at him.

3. When does Chapter 42 begin?
(a) March, 2003.
(b) April, 2001.
(c) September, 1997.
(d) April, 1992.

4. What does the word "ahmaq" translate to in English?
(a) Princess.
(b) Emperor.
(c) Fool.
(d) Widow.

5. Whose pictures does Fariba hold up as the last Soviet convoys exit the city in Chapter 22?
(a) Queen Gauhar Shad's.
(b) Mullah Faizullah's.
(c) Laila's and Hakim's.
(d) Ahmad's and Noor's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "kolba" refer to in the novel?

2. Who is the leader that has been hung as the Taliban speaker declares victory of Kabul in Chapter 37?

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

4. What do Mariam and Laila bury in order to hide it from the Taliban in Chapter 40?

5. How many children does Jalil have in Chapter 1?

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