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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 48-51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Jalil have in Chapter 1?
(a) 6.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

2. When had Mariam first heard about the Taliban, according to the narrator in Chapter 37?
(a) In September of 1997.
(b) In July of 1995.
(c) In October of 1994.
(d) In August of 1998.

3. Chapter 36 begins in the spring of what year?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1994.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word in the book refers to the five daily prayers undertaken by Muslims?

2. What is the name of the town that Tariq says he lives in, in Chapter 44?

3. When did the United States declare war against Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center?

4. Who is described in Chapter 23 as "the flamboyant Uzbek commander, leader of the Junbish-i-Milli faction"?

5. What is the name of the elderly midwife that helped to deliver Laila?

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