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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who summons a mullah for Tariq and Laila's wedding in Chapter 48?
(a) Hakim.
(b) Noor.
(c) Sayeed.
(d) Faizullah.

2. What movie does Mariam beg Jalil to take her to for her fifteenth birthday?
(a) Cinderella.
(b) Pinocchio.
(c) It's a Wonderful Life.
(d) Titanic.

3. What is the name of Laila's progressive but strict schoolteacher in Chapter 16?
(a) Muhsin.
(b) Jami.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Shanzai.

4. Where does Laila plan to take a bus to from Kabul when she runs away in Chapter 34?
(a) Punjab.
(b) Abbottabad.
(c) Mardan.
(d) Peshawar.

5. How does Mariam's mother commit suicide?
(a) She shoots herself.
(b) She slits her wrists.
(c) She overdoses on pills.
(d) She hangs herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. When had Mariam first heard about the Taliban, according to the narrator in Chapter 37?

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

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

4. About how long after Laila has been recovering at Rasheed's home does Abdul Sharif come looking for her in Chapter 27?

5. What was hidden inside the coat that Tariq was paid to take to Lahore, according to his story in Chapter 44?

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