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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Zalmai wrap his arms around of and refuse to let go when the family prepares to leave Murree in Chapter 50?
(a) Aziza.
(b) Alyona.
(c) Mariam.
(d) Laila.

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

5. Where does Rasheed take Laila and Mariam to see the Taliban when they arrive in Kabul in Chapter 37?
(a) Chaman-e-Hozori.
(b) Panjshir.
(c) Pashtunistan Square.
(d) Gardens of Babur.

6. Where does Laila tell Tariq she wants to visit before returning to Kabul in Chapter 50?
(a) Shindand.
(b) Takht-e-Safar.
(c) Abbottabad.
(d) Herat.

7. When had Mariam first heard about the Taliban, according to the narrator in Chapter 37?
(a) In October of 1994.
(b) In July of 1995.
(c) In September of 1997.
(d) In August of 1998.

8. Who is described in Chapter 37 as "a mysterious, illiterate, one-eyed recluse" that leads the Taliban?
(a) Mullah Omar.
(b) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
(c) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
(d) Ahmad Shah Massoud.

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

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

11. How much money does Laila hope to steal from Rasheed before she runs away in Chapter 34?
(a) 800 afghanis.
(b) 500 afghanis.
(c) 2,000 afghanis.
(d) 1,000 afghanis.

12. 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 week.
(d) After a month.

13. What is the name of Tariq's goat in Chapter 44?
(a) Shanzai.
(b) Wajma.
(c) Zaman.
(d) Alyona.

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

15. How old is Tariq when he reappears in Chapter 44?
(a) 41.
(b) 25.
(c) 35.
(d) 32.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hires Tariq to work as a handyman at his motel after Tariq gets out of prison?

2. What is the date on Jalil's letter from the box that he left behind for her in Chapter 50?

3. What is the name of the Kabul newspaper that has covered the renovation of the orphanage in Chapter 51?

4. What does Mariam tell Laila she will NOT be in Chapter 31?

5. Where does the orphanage director tell Mariam he is from in Chapter 42?

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