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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of Laila's progressive but strict schoolteacher in Chapter 16?
(a) Shanzai.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Muhsin.
(d) Jami.

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

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

7. What does the word "kolba" refer to in the novel?
(a) A hut.
(b) A veil.
(c) A place of religious worship.
(d) A horse-cart.

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

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

10. Who is the ancient poet that Jalil describes buried beneath a pistachio tree in Herat in Chapter 1?
(a) Jami.
(b) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(c) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(d) Habib Khan.

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

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

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

14. What does the word "kojr" translate to in English?
(a) Princess.
(b) Warrior.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Emperor.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is Laila's hair described as in Chapter 16?

3. In what area of Kabul is Rasheed's home located in Chapter 9?

4. Where was the young parakeet seller from that Nana almost married when she was fifteen?

5. What language is native to Kandahar?

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