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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Shari'a law under the Islamic State of Afghanistan, women are permitted to travel under what condition?
(a) That they travel with another woman.
(b) That they travel by car.
(c) That they travel with a male relative.
(d) That they travel with their mother or father.

2. What does Abdul Sharif say his wife's name is in Chapter 28?
(a) Shanzai.
(b) Nadia.
(c) Jami.
(d) Wajma.

3. Who hires Tariq to work as a handyman at his motel after Tariq gets out of prison?
(a) Sayeed.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Habib Khan.
(d) Wajma.

4. How many years did Tariq spend in prison in Pakistan?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

5. Where does a guard tell Mariam and other citizens that this hospital no longer treats women in Chapter 39?
(a) French Medical Institute for Children.
(b) Malalai Hospital.
(c) Jamhuriat Hospital.
(d) Ali Abad Hospital.

6. Who is the leader that has been hung as the Taliban speaker declares victory of Kabul in Chapter 37?
(a) Mullah Omar.
(b) Najibullah.
(c) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
(d) Abdul Ali Mazari.

7. What was the name of Rasheed's first son that drowned?
(a) Hakim.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Yunus.
(d) Sabir.

8. About how long after Laila has been recovering at Rasheed's home does Abdul Sharif come looking for her in Chapter 27?
(a) After a year.
(b) After two weeks.
(c) After a month.
(d) After a week.

9. What change does Rasheed make to his appearance in order to fulfill the Taliban's orders in Chapter 38?
(a) He shaves his beard.
(b) He wears a burqa.
(c) He grows a beard.
(d) He wears long pants.

10. What is the name of Mullah Faizullah's son that greets Laila in Chapter 50?
(a) Zaman.
(b) Hamza.
(c) Hakim.
(d) Ahmad.

11. How many years have Mariam and Rasheed been married in Chapter 29?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

12. What does Mariam tell Laila she will NOT be in Chapter 31?
(a) She will not be Laila's servant.
(b) She will not be the cook.
(c) She will not be a thief.
(d) She will not be Rasheed's wife.

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

14. Chapter 33 begins in the spring of what year?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1995.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the orphanage director that takes in Aziza in Chapter 42?

2. When does Chapter 37 begin?

3. Where does Rasheed take Laila and Mariam to see the Taliban when they arrive in Kabul in Chapter 37?

4. What is the punishment for adultery, according to the Taliban's flyers in Chapter 37?

5. What does Laila ask Mariam to do in the end of Chapter 35?

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