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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. Chapter 36 begins in the spring of what year?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1996.
2. What film is recorded on the video tape that Jalil left behind for Mariam?
(a) Titanic.
(b) Pinocchio.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) Snow White.
3. What does the word "sawab" translate to in Chapter 36?
(a) Husband.
(b) Emperor.
(c) Good deed.
(d) Wife.
4. Who is the "cantankerous cook" that works at the hotel in Murree in Chapter 48?
(a) Wakil.
(b) Adiba.
(c) Wajma.
(d) Sabir.
5. Chapter 33 begins in the spring of what year?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1993.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Zalmai wrap his arms around of and refuse to let go when the family prepares to leave Murree in Chapter 50?
2. Who is described in Chapter 37 as "a mysterious, illiterate, one-eyed recluse" that leads the Taliban?
3. How many years have Mariam and Rasheed been married in Chapter 29?
4. How old is Tariq when he reappears in Chapter 44?
5. What does Laila ask Mariam to do in the end of Chapter 35?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 49, Laila and Tariq have their first argument as a married couple. What do they argue about?
2. How are the conditions described when Laila gives birth in Chapter 39? Where does Laila give birth?
3. When does Chapter 41 take place? How is the atmosphere of Afghanistan described at this time?
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. How does Tariq's return affect Mariam and Laila's circumstances in Chapter 44? How does the author build tension in this chapter?
6. How are the circumstances and lives of Laila, Tariq, and their children described in Chapter 51?
7. How have the political changes in Afghanistan influenced Rasheed's behavior in Chapter 38?
8. What decision has Laila reached in Chapter 49, and what has led her to this decision?
9. When does Chapter 42 take place? What are the circumstances like at this time for Laila and Mariam?
10. Why does Mariam attempt contacting Jalil in Chapter 41? What does she discover?
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