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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How much older is Hakim than Fariba?
(a) 3 years older.
(b) 15 years older.
(c) 6 years older.
(d) 10 years older.

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

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

6. Where does Nana say that Jalil was horseback riding with friends when she gave birth to Mariam?
(a) Lahore.
(b) Shindand.
(c) Takht-e-Safar.
(d) Gul Daman.

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

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

9. What does Tariq do to the boy that shot Laila with the water pistol in Chapter 18?
(a) He shoots him with a BB gun.
(b) He throws a water balloon at him.
(c) He beats him with his prosthetic leg.
(d) He tells the boy's mother.

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) Paghman Gardens.
(c) Gardens of Babur.
(d) Chaman-e-Hozori.

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

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

13. Who had supposedly overseen the burial of Fariba's sons, according to the messenger that relates their death?
(a) Habib Khan.
(b) Mullah Faizullah.
(c) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(d) Ahmad Shah Massoud.

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

15. How much older is Tariq than Laila in the narrative?
(a) 2 years older.
(b) 3 years older.
(c) 1 year older.
(d) 4 years older.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tariq's family is of what ethnic group in Afghanistan?

2. What does Mariam discover Rasheed building in the tool shed in Chapter 13?

3. Who is the ancient poet that Jalil describes buried beneath a pistachio tree in Herat in Chapter 1?

4. Where does Hakim tell Laila that the family will go first to apply for visas after they leave Kabul in Chapter 26?

5. On what day of the week does Jalil come to visit Mariam during her childhood?

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