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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does ISAF stand for in the narrative?
(a) International Security Assistance Force.
(b) International Special Air Force.
(c) Internal Spiritual Affairs Firm.
(d) International Social Affairs Firm.

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

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

4. Where is Laila forced to go in order to give birth in Chapter 39?
(a) Rabia Balkhi.
(b) Malalai Hospital.
(c) Jamhuriat Hospital.
(d) At home.

5. What does the word "ahmaq" translate to in English?
(a) Princess.
(b) Widow.
(c) Fool.
(d) Emperor.

6. What do Mariam and Laila bury in order to hide it from the Taliban in Chapter 40?
(a) A wedding ring.
(b) A radio.
(c) A television.
(d) A dead dog.

7. 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) Mariam.
(c) Alyona.
(d) Laila.

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

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

10. Why does Laila agree to marry Rasheed?
(a) Because her father is forcing her to.
(b) Because she is in love with him.
(c) Because she is ugly and worries no one else will marry her.
(d) To hide the illegitimacy of her pregnancy.

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

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

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

14. When is Chapter 51 set?
(a) January, 2002.
(b) April, 1992.
(c) March, 2003.
(d) April, 2003.

15. In his letter to Mariam, whom does Jalil say was killed on the first day of the 1979 uprising?
(a) Afsoon.
(b) Tariq.
(c) Farhad.
(d) Laila.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Laila plan to take a bus to from Kabul when she runs away in Chapter 34?

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

3. How old is Tariq when he reappears in Chapter 44?

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

5. What name does Tariq want to name his child if Laila has a son in Chapter 51?

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