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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 is the name of Jalil's eldest son by his first wife?
(a) Sabir.
(b) Hakim.
(c) Muhsin.
(d) Jami.
2. What does the word "hamam" translate to in English?
(a) Bath house.
(b) Husband.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Wife.
3. What movie does Mariam beg Jalil to take her to for her fifteenth birthday?
(a) Cinderella.
(b) Pinocchio.
(c) It's a Wonderful Life.
(d) Titanic.
4. Whose pictures does Fariba hold up as the last Soviet convoys exit the city in Chapter 22?
(a) Ahmad's and Noor's.
(b) Queen Gauhar Shad's.
(c) Laila's and Hakim's.
(d) Mullah Faizullah's.
5. When did Ahmad and Noor leave to fight the Soviets, according to the narrator in Chapter 16?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1983.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long has Tariq been gone when Fariba finally agrees to leave Kabul in Chapter 26?
2. What does the word "kojr" translate to in English?
3. What is the name of the celebration that follows Ramadan?
4. What does the word "harami" mean, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
5. Tariq's family is of what ethnic group in Afghanistan?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Hakim reveal to Laila when they are alone at the top of the statues in Chapter 21?
2. What leads to the change in Fariba's behavior in Chapter 23? How does her behavior change?
3. How would you describe Mariam's introduction to married life in Chapter 9?
4. Chapter 6 is a transitional chapter in A Thousand Splendid Suns. What purpose does this transition serve?
5. How does the Afghanistan war against the Russians factor directly into Laila's storyline in Chapter 17?
6. When does Chapter 21 take place? What is the political atmosphere like in Afghanistan at this time?
7. What news is delivered to Laila's family in Chapter 19? How does Laila's mother handle this information?
8. What loss does Mariam suffer in Chapter 13? How does this loss affect her?
9. How has Mariam adjusted to married life by the beginning of Chapter 11?
10. What are the reasons behind Mariam's marriage arrangement in Chapter 7? How is this arrangement perceived by the characters in the story?
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