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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Laila plan to take a bus to from Kabul when she runs away in Chapter 34?
(a) Mardan.
(b) Abbottabad.
(c) Peshawar.
(d) Punjab.

2. When did Dostum switch sides and join Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in the Afghan Civil War?
(a) March, 1996.
(b) January, 1994.
(c) July, 1995.
(d) April, 1992.

3. Who brings Mariam, Laila, and Aziza home after their failed attempt to run away in Chapter 36?
(a) The police.
(b) Laila's father.
(c) Rasheed.
(d) Laila's mother.

4. What do Mariam and Laila begin sharing each night together in the yard in Chapter 35?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Chai tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Sherry.

5. What is the date on Jalil's letter from the box that he left behind for her in Chapter 50?
(a) May 13, 1987.
(b) April 17, 1978.
(c) August 10, 1982.
(d) March 12, 1968.

6. What is the name of the man that buys the bus tickets for Laila in Chapter 36?
(a) Sayyaf.
(b) Wakil.
(c) Muhsin.
(d) Noor.

7. During one of his rages in Chapter 33, Rasheed says of the baby, "I'm telling you, Laila's given birth to" whom?
(a) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(b) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
(c) Queen Gauhar Shad.
(d) Ahmad Shah Massoud.

8. What weapon does Mariam use to kill Rasheed in Chapter 45?
(a) A gun.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A belt.
(d) A shovel.

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

10. What does Laila ask Mariam to do in the end of Chapter 35?
(a) To adopt her baby.
(b) To kill her.
(c) To kill Rasheed.
(d) To run away with her.

11. What leader has been killed in the beginning of Chapter 49?
(a) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
(b) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(c) Abdul Rashid Dostum.
(d) Ahmad Shah Massoud.

12. When did Jalil die, according to the man that Mariam calls in Chapter 41?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1999.

13. Who is the orphanage director that takes in Aziza in Chapter 42?
(a) Zaman.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Hakim.
(d) Khadim.

14. Where does Laila hide the money that she steals from Rasheed in Chapter 34?
(a) The lining of her coat pocket.
(b) The lining of her pillow case.
(c) Under her bed.
(d) A hidden drawer in her dresser.

15. When does Chapter 39 begin?
(a) January, 1994.
(b) April, 1992.
(c) September, 1996.
(d) September, 1997.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does ISAF stand for in the narrative?

2. When is Chapter 51 set?

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

4. What Hazara commander has been captured and killed by the Taliban in Chapter 37?

5. What does Abdul Sharif say his wife's name is in Chapter 28?

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