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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How many legitimate wives does Jalil have when Mariam is a child?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

8. What type of business does Jalil own when Mariam is a child?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A cinema.
(c) A butcher shop.
(d) A shoe store.

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

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

11. On what date was Laila born?
(a) March 12, 1968.
(b) August 10, 1982.
(c) July 12, 1975.
(d) April 27, 1978.

12. Who discovers Mariam in a pool of blood after she has miscarried in Chapter 13?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Fariba.
(c) Laila.
(d) Hakim.

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

14. Where does Tariq say that he and his family are going in Chapter 25?
(a) To the United States.
(b) To Ukraine.
(c) To Italy.
(d) To Pakistan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older is Hakim than Fariba?

2. What has Tariq's uncle in Ghazni died from in Chapter 22?

3. What is the name of the nearby village that Nana's father is from?

4. What language is native to Kandahar?

5. Where is Hasina taken by her family to marry a cousin who owns an auto shop in Chapter 23?

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