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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Laila in 1987 when Chapter 16 begins?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 18.

2. When did Fariba and her husband move to Kabul?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1960.

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

4. Tariq's family is of what ethnic group in Afghanistan?
(a) The Pashtuns.
(b) The Tajiks.
(c) The Hazara.
(d) The Uzbeks.

5. What is the Farsi speaking Tajik region northeast of Kabul that Fariba's family is from?
(a) Gul Daman.
(b) Takht-e-Safar.
(c) Panjshir.
(d) Deh Mazang.

6. What is the first meal that Mariam cooks for Rasheed as his wife?
(a) Kabuli Palau.
(b) Serkah Pulao.
(c) Daal.
(d) Ashak.

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

8. What mountain does Rasheed point out to Mariam from the front window of his house in Chapter 9?
(a) Mount Rushmore.
(b) Nanda Devi.
(c) Pumori Mountain.
(d) Asmai Mountain.

9. What organization sends Tariq a new prosthetic leg in Chapter 23?
(a) The World Health Organization.
(b) The Blue Cross.
(c) The Red Cross.
(d) The Kabul Doctors United.

10. Where was the young parakeet seller from that Nana almost married when she was fifteen?
(a) Takht-e-Safar.
(b) Shindand.
(c) Gul Daman.
(d) Panjshir.

11. What is the name of Fariba's eldest son?
(a) Hakim.
(b) Muhsin.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Noor.

12. Who is the boy that shoots Laila with the water gun in Chapter 17?
(a) Shanzai.
(b) Muhsin.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Khadim.

13. During what years was Mohammad Najibullah President of Afghanistan?
(a) 1987-1992.
(b) 1979-1988.
(c) 1982-1988.
(d) 1990-1996.

14. What does the word "hamam" translate to in English?
(a) Husband.
(b) Bath house.
(c) Wife.
(d) Emperor.

15. When does Chapter 23 begin?
(a) July, 1989.
(b) September, 1990.
(c) April, 1992.
(d) March, 1995.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movie does Mariam beg Jalil to take her to for her fifteenth birthday?

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

3. Who was the leader of the Islamic Jihad Council that formed following Afghanistan's independence?

4. What is the name of Fariba's husband?

5. What does Hakim dream of living near in the novel?

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