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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 Mullah Faizullah's son that greets Laila in Chapter 50?
(a) Zaman.
(b) Hakim.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Hamza.
2. How many years did Tariq spend in prison in Pakistan?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.
3. Where are people of Kabul punished each week on Fridays by the Taliban for disobeying orders in Chapter 38?
(a) Ghazi Stadium.
(b) Paghman Gardens.
(c) Chaman-e-Hozori.
(d) Gardens of Babur.
4. When does Chapter 42 begin?
(a) April, 2001.
(b) March, 2003.
(c) April, 1992.
(d) September, 1997.
5. How long does Tariq say he and his parents stayed at the refugee camp at Nasir Bagh in Chapter 44?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.
Short Answer Questions
1. In his letter to Mariam, whom does Jalil say was killed on the first day of the 1979 uprising?
2. What is the punishment for a woman laughing in public, according to the Taliban's flyers in Chapter 37?
3. How many Afghans were living at the Nasir Bagh refugee camp when Tariq and his parents arrived there?
4. How old is Laila when Rasheed suggests that he marry her?
5. Chapter 33 begins in the spring of what year?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Laila respond when she determines that she is pregnant in Chapter 38?
2. In Chapter 49, Laila and Tariq have their first argument as a married couple. What do they argue about?
3. How are the themes of virtue and survivalism explored in Chapter 30?
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. What decision has Laila reached in Chapter 49, and what has led her to this decision?
7. What leads to the capture or Mariam and Laila in Chapter 36?
8. When does Chapter 42 take place? What are the circumstances like at this time for Laila and Mariam?
9. How have the politics of Afghanistan changed in Chapter 37? What new regulations are announced?
10. What transition takes place in Chapter 27? What circumstances are established at the beginning of this chapter?
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