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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 women share the prison cell with Mariam in Chapter 47?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. What disorder did Mariam's Nana develop before she was to wed at the age of fifteen?
(a) Bulimia.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Anorexia.
(d) Schizophrenia.

3. What is the name of the town that Tariq says he lives in, in Chapter 44?
(a) Karteh Seh.
(b) Punjab.
(c) Murree.
(d) Mardan.

4. How many legitimate wives does Jalil have when Mariam is a child?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

5. Who does Jalil say "had raised the famous minarets as her loving ode to Herat back in the fifteenth century" in Chapter 1?
(a) Jami.
(b) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(c) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(d) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the name Aziza mean?

2. In what area of Kabul is Rasheed's home located in Chapter 9?

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

4. Where are people of Kabul punished each week on Fridays by the Taliban for disobeying orders in Chapter 38?

5. Where does Laila hide the money that she steals from Rasheed in Chapter 34?

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