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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old is Laila when Rasheed suggests that he marry her?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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.

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

13. Why do Rasheed and Laila argue about the baby's clothes in Chapter 33?
(a) They are too expensive.
(b) They are boys' clothes.
(c) They are girls' clothes.
(d) They are dirty rags.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the punishment for a woman laughing in public, according to the Taliban's flyers in Chapter 37?

2. How many people does Rasheed say that the Mujahideen have killed in Kabul in the past four years prior to Taliban control in Chapter 38?

3. What is the punishment for attempting to convert a Muslim to a different faith, according to the Taliban's flyers in Chapter 37?

4. Who does Tariq say sent out inquiries and told him of the death of Tariq's mother while they were in prison in Chapter 44?

5. According to the laws enforced by the Taliban in Chapter 37, all boys in grades one through six are to wear what?

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