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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the elderly village Koran tutor that visits Mariam and Nana during Mariam's childhood?
(a) Sayyaf.
(b) Mullah Faizullah.
(c) Habib Khan.
(d) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.

2. How old is Mariam when she first hears the word "harami" in Chapter 1?
(a) 3 years old.
(b) 10 years old.
(c) 5 years old.
(d) 8 months old.

3. What word in the book refers to the five daily prayers undertaken by Muslims?
(a) Karteh Seh.
(b) Gul Daman.
(c) Namaz.
(d) Serkah Pulao.

4. What is the name of the elderly midwife that helped to deliver Laila?
(a) Jami.
(b) Muhsin.
(c) Shanzai.
(d) Wajma.

5. What is Laila's nickname?
(a) Pretty Princess.
(b) Dark Whisperer.
(c) Plain-clothes Mary.
(d) Revolutionary Girl.

6. Where does Hakim rent a hall for his sons' fatiha in Chapter 19?
(a) Karteh Seh.
(b) Panjshir.
(c) Takht-e-Safar.
(d) Ghazni.

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

8. Who is the 18-year-old boy that Giti has become enamored with in Chapter 23?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Sabir.
(c) Babur.
(d) Noor.

9. On what date was Mir Akbar Khyber assassinated?
(a) April 17, 1978.
(b) August 10, 1982.
(c) July 12, 1975.
(d) March 12, 1968.

10. What is the name of the park that Rasheed takes Mariam to visit on their tour of Kabul in Chapter 11?
(a) Shar-e-Nau Park.
(b) Gardens of Babur.
(c) Chaman-e-Hozori.
(d) Paghman Gardens.

11. In what year does Chapter 12 begin?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1963.

12. In what area of Kabul is Rasheed's home located in Chapter 9?
(a) Deh Mazang.
(b) Gul Daman.
(c) Shindand.
(d) Takht-e-Safar.

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

14. Who was the leader of the Islamic Jihad Council that formed following Afghanistan's independence?
(a) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(b) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(c) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
(d) Queen Gauhar Shad.

15. Where does Hasina say her husband will be moving them after their marriage in Chapter 23?
(a) The United States.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Great Britain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mountain does Rasheed point out to Mariam from the front window of his house in Chapter 9?

2. Where does Nana say that Jalil was horseback riding with friends when she gave birth to Mariam?

3. How long has Tariq been gone when Fariba finally agrees to leave Kabul in Chapter 26?

4. How old was Mariam's Nana when her mother died?

5. Who is the warlord of the Pashtun forces in West Kabul that is described in Chapter 24 as fighting against the Hazaras of the Wahdat faction in 1992?

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