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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Mariam when Rasheed marries Laila?
(a) 35.
(b) 49.
(c) 32.
(d) 26.

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

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

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

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

6. 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 month.
(b) After a week.
(c) After two weeks.
(d) After a year.

7. Who was the United States President at the time that the U.S. declared war on Afghanistan?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) George H. W. Bush.
(c) Barack Obama.
(d) George W. Bush.

8. What is the punishment for adultery, according to the Taliban's flyers in Chapter 37?
(a) You will be stoned to death.
(b) Imprisonment.
(c) Your sexual organs will be removed.
(d) Your hand will be cut off.

9. What Hazara commander has been captured and killed by the Taliban in Chapter 37?
(a) Ahmad Shah Massoud.
(b) Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
(c) Abdul Ali Mazari.
(d) Abdul Rashid Dostum.

10. Who summons a mullah for Tariq and Laila's wedding in Chapter 48?
(a) Sayeed.
(b) Noor.
(c) Faizullah.
(d) Hakim.

11. Where has Rasheed taken a job as a doorman in Chapter 42?
(a) The Farhat Hotel.
(b) The Kabul Serena Hotel.
(c) The Intercontinental Hotel.
(d) The Safi Landmark Hotel.

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

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

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

15. Where did Rasheed's first son drown?
(a) Bamiyan Lake.
(b) Hamun Lake.
(c) Wajma Lake.
(d) Ghargha Lake.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What "gift" does Mariam give to Laila in Chapter 34?

3. What does ISAF stand for in the narrative?

4. What does the name Aziza mean?

5. In his letter to Mariam, whom does Jalil say was killed on the first day of the 1979 uprising?

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