2. Jalil tells Mariam that he gave her this name because it refers to what?
(a) A tuberose flower.
(b) A thousand sunsets.
(c) The sunset.
(d) The ocean.

3. What language is native to Kandahar?
(a) Farsi.
(b) Uzbek.
(c) Balochi.
(d) Pashto.

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

5. What color is the burqa that Rasheed gives to Mariam in Chapter 10?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

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

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

8. What is the name of the nearby village that Nana's father is from?
(a) Shindand.
(b) Ghazni.
(c) Gul Daman.
(d) Takht-e-Safar.

9. How long has Tariq been gone when Fariba finally agrees to leave Kabul in Chapter 26?
(a) 17 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 12 days.

10. What is Rasheed's profession when he marries Mariam?
(a) He is a jeweler.
(b) He is a butcher.
(c) He is a shoemaker.
(d) He is a doctor.

11. 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.

12. What is the name of the celebration that follows Ramadan?
(a) Eid al-Fitr.
(b) Eid Al-Adha.
(c) Day of Ashura.
(d) Dhu al-Hijjah.

13. What kind of hat does Tariq wear as they watch the last Soviet convoys leave the city in Chapter 22?
(a) A fedora.
(b) A bowler.
(c) A derby hat.
(d) An ushanka.

14. 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) Noor.
(c) Babur.
(d) Jami.

15. On what day of the week does Jalil come to visit Mariam during her childhood?
(a) Every Sunday.
(b) Every Thursday.
(c) Every Tuesday.
(d) Every Friday.