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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What organization sends Tariq a new prosthetic leg in Chapter 23?
(a) The Kabul Doctors United.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) The Blue Cross.
(d) The World Health Organization.

2. What is the name of the celebration that follows Ramadan?
(a) Eid al-Fitr.
(b) Dhu al-Hijjah.
(c) Day of Ashura.
(d) Eid Al-Adha.

3. On what day of the week does Jalil come to visit Mariam during her childhood?
(a) Every Friday.
(b) Every Thursday.
(c) Every Tuesday.
(d) Every Sunday.

4. Jalil tells Mariam that he gave her this name because it refers to what?
(a) A tuberose flower.
(b) A thousand sunsets.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The sunset.

5. Where does Hasina say her husband will be moving them after their marriage in Chapter 23?
(a) The United States.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Great Britain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first meal that Mariam cooks for Rasheed as his wife?

2. What American President does Rasheed describe resigning over a scandal in Chapter 10?

3. What is the Farsi speaking Tajik region northeast of Kabul that Fariba's family is from?

4. What does the word "hamam" translate to in English?

5. How old is Laila in 1987 when Chapter 16 begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What political events are described by the narrator in Chapter 15? How do these events affect the citizens of Afghanistan?

2. How have Mariam's circumstances changed by the end of Chapter 5? What has caused Mariam's circumstances to change?

3. How has Mariam's relationship with Rasheed evolved in Chapter 14? What has led to these changes?

4. When does Chapter 21 take place? What is the political atmosphere like in Afghanistan at this time?

5. How does the narrator describe Mariam's discovery that she was an unwanted child in Chapter 1?

6. What does Hakim reveal to Laila when they are alone at the top of the statues in Chapter 21?

7. How would you describe Mariam's relationship with each of her parents in Chapter 1?

8. When does Chapter 24 take place? What are the circumstances around Laila's family at this time?

9. What political even does Laila's family witness in Chapter 22? What do they make of this affair?

10. How does the Afghanistan war against the Russians factor directly into Laila's storyline in Chapter 17?

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