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

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

3. What language does Tariq say he learned to speak while he was in prison?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Pashto.
(c) English.
(d) Urdu.

4. How many Afghans were living at the Nasir Bagh refugee camp when Tariq and his parents arrived there?
(a) 60,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 80,000.

5. Where are people of Kabul punished each week on Fridays by the Taliban for disobeying orders in Chapter 38?
(a) Ghazi Stadium.
(b) Chaman-e-Hozori.
(c) Paghman Gardens.
(d) Gardens of Babur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of businesses does Abdul Sharif say he owns in Chapter 28?

2. When did the United States declare war against Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center?

3. What does ISAF stand for in the narrative?

4. What was the name of Rasheed's first son that drowned?

5. When did Dostum switch sides and join Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in the Afghan Civil War?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to the capture or Mariam and Laila in Chapter 36?

2. What transition takes place in Chapter 27? What circumstances are established at the beginning of this chapter?

3. What choice does Laila face in Chapter 29? What circumstances dictate Laila's decision?

4. How would you describe the ending of the novel? Do you think the novel ends on a hopeful note? Why or why not?

5. What are the consequences of Mariam's and Laila's capture in Chapter 36?

6. How does Laila attempt to repay Mariam for her sacrifice in Chapter 50?

7. How would you describe Laila's greatest struggle in Chapter 42? How does Laila's suffering influence your opinion of her character?

8. When does Chapter 41 take place? How is the atmosphere of Afghanistan described at this time?

9. How have the politics of Afghanistan changed in Chapter 37? What new regulations are announced?

10. How are the themes of virtue and survivalism explored in Chapter 30?

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