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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What color is Laila's hair described as in Chapter 16?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blond.

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

5. How old is Laila in 1987 when Chapter 16 begins?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 18.

6. What is Laila's nickname?
(a) Dark Whisperer.
(b) Plain-clothes Mary.
(c) Pretty Princess.
(d) Revolutionary Girl.

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

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

9. What is Tariq's father's profession?
(a) He is a butcher.
(b) He is a carpenter.
(c) He is a farmer.
(d) He is a shoemaker.

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

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

12. What does the term "jo" or "jon" as used in addressing someone translate to in English?
(a) Dear.
(b) Elder.
(c) Mother.
(d) Sister.

13. What movie does Mariam beg Jalil to take her to for her fifteenth birthday?
(a) Pinocchio.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) It's a Wonderful Life.
(d) Titanic.

14. Who does Jalil say "had raised the famous minarets as her loving ode to Herat back in the fifteenth century" in Chapter 1?
(a) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(b) Jami.
(c) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(d) Abdul Rashid Dostum.

15. Where has Tariq's family gone to visit his paternal uncle in Chapter 16?
(a) Takht-e-Safar.
(b) Ghazni.
(c) Shindand.
(d) Gul Daman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does "Shahr-e-Zohak" translate to in English?

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

4. What kind of hat does Tariq wear as they watch the last Soviet convoys leave the city in Chapter 22?

5. What American President does Rasheed describe resigning over a scandal in Chapter 10?

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