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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Giti killed in Chapter 24?
(a) She is hit by a rocket.
(b) She is hit by a car.
(c) She steps into a landmine.
(d) She is hit by a train.

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

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

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

6. Who is described in Chapter 23 as "the flamboyant Uzbek commander, leader of the Junbish-i-Milli faction"?
(a) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(b) Mullah Faizullah.
(c) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(d) Queen Gauhar Shad.

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

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

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

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

11. Where does Hakim tell Laila that the family will go first to apply for visas after they leave Kabul in Chapter 26?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Russia.
(c) Iran.
(d) Pakistan.

12. What does Mariam discover Rasheed building in the tool shed in Chapter 13?
(a) A ladder.
(b) A gun.
(c) A chair.
(d) A crib.

13. What does Fariba say that Noor would have become if he hadn't been killed in Chapter 20?
(a) A teacher.
(b) An architect.
(c) A politician.
(d) A doctor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 22 begins in January of what year?

2. Who discovers Mariam in a pool of blood after she has miscarried in Chapter 13?

3. When does the narrator say that Shahr-e-Zohak was built into a fortress to defend the valley from invaders?

4. Where does Hasina say her husband will be moving them after their marriage in Chapter 23?

5. How old is Laila in 1987 when Chapter 16 begins?

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