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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "sawab" translate to in Chapter 36?
(a) Emperor.
(b) Husband.
(c) Good deed.
(d) Wife.

2. Where is Laila forced to go in order to give birth in Chapter 39?
(a) At home.
(b) Malalai Hospital.
(c) Jamhuriat Hospital.
(d) Rabia Balkhi.

3. What American film becomes popular in the summer of 2000 in Kabul?
(a) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
(b) Die Hard.
(c) Titanic.
(d) Pinocchio.

4. When did the United States declare war against Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center?
(a) October 7, 2001.
(b) March 12, 2002.
(c) November 11, 2002.
(d) April 27, 2001.

5. What do Mariam and Laila bury in order to hide it from the Taliban in Chapter 40?
(a) A television.
(b) A radio.
(c) A wedding ring.
(d) A dead dog.

6. What is the name of the town that Tariq says he lives in, in Chapter 44?
(a) Mardan.
(b) Karteh Seh.
(c) Murree.
(d) Punjab.

7. What film is recorded on the video tape that Jalil left behind for Mariam?
(a) Cinderella.
(b) Snow White.
(c) Titanic.
(d) Pinocchio.

8. Where do Laila and her family spend the night while waiting for a connecting bus to Herat in Chapter 50?
(a) Abbottabad.
(b) Punjab.
(c) Mashad.
(d) Mardan.

9. Where does the orphanage director tell Mariam he is from in Chapter 42?
(a) Punjab.
(b) Kandahar.
(c) Shindand.
(d) Ghazni.

10. Who was the interim president of Afghanistan in July of 2002?
(a) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(b) Hamid Karzai.
(c) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(d) Mullah Omar.

11. How old is Zalmai in Chapter 51?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Almost ten.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Almost six.

12. When does Chapter 42 begin?
(a) April, 1992.
(b) March, 2003.
(c) April, 2001.
(d) September, 1997.

13. What is the name of Rasheed and Laila's son?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Wakil.
(c) Zalmai.
(d) Khadim.

14. What "gift" does Mariam give to Laila in Chapter 34?
(a) A broom.
(b) Baby clothes.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A wedding dress.

15. Who summons a mullah for Tariq and Laila's wedding in Chapter 48?
(a) Noor.
(b) Sayeed.
(c) Faizullah.
(d) Hakim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Tariq say he learned to speak while he was in prison?

2. How old is Tariq when he reappears in Chapter 44?

3. How many Afghans were living at the Nasir Bagh refugee camp when Tariq and his parents arrived there?

4. What does the word "ahmaq" translate to in English?

5. What do Mariam and Laila begin sharing each night together in the yard in Chapter 35?

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