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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Rasheed taken a job as a doorman in Chapter 42?
(a) The Safi Landmark Hotel.
(b) The Intercontinental Hotel.
(c) The Farhat Hotel.
(d) The Kabul Serena Hotel.

2. Where has Tariq's family gone to visit his paternal uncle in Chapter 16?
(a) Takht-e-Safar.
(b) Gul Daman.
(c) Ghazni.
(d) Shindand.

3. Chapter 22 begins in January of what year?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1989.

4. What is the name of Fariba's 10-year-old son that she introduces to Mariam at the tandoor line in Chapter 10?
(a) Muhsin.
(b) Babur.
(c) Noor.
(d) Jami.

5. Who is the leader that has been hung as the Taliban speaker declares victory of Kabul in Chapter 37?
(a) Najibullah.
(b) Mullah Omar.
(c) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
(d) Abdul Ali Mazari.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical ailment has Tariq developed in Chapter 50?

2. Tariq's family is of what ethnic group in Afghanistan?

3. Where does Rasheed take Laila and Mariam to see the Taliban when they arrive in Kabul in Chapter 37?

4. Who is described in Chapter 37 as "a mysterious, illiterate, one-eyed recluse" that leads the Taliban?

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

(see the answer key)

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