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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Aziza in Chapter 51?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Sixteen.

3. What is the name of Kabul's ancient music ghetto that is silenced by the Taliban in Chapter 38?
(a) Shindand.
(b) Kharabat.
(c) Gul Daman.
(d) Ghazni.

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

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) March 12, 1968.
(c) April 17, 1978.
(d) August 10, 1982.

6. 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.

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

8. What physical ailment has Tariq developed in Chapter 50?
(a) Migraine headaches.
(b) Bulimia.
(c) Acne.
(d) Lung cancer.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What is the name of the prison that Mariam is sent to in Chapter 47?
(a) The Parwan Detention Facility.
(b) The Rish Khor Prison.
(c) The Walayat Women's Prison.
(d) The Sheberghan Prison.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how old is Rasheed said to be in Chapter 29?

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

3. According to Shari'a law under the Islamic State of Afghanistan, women are permitted to travel under what condition?

4. Who was the interim president of Afghanistan in July of 2002?

5. What happens to Rasheed's shoe store in Chapter 41?

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