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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What American President does Rasheed describe resigning over a scandal in Chapter 10?
2. Where does Hasina say her husband will be moving them after their marriage in Chapter 23?
3. What is the first meal that Mariam cooks for Rasheed as his wife?
4. What type of business does Jalil own when Mariam is a child?
5. When does the narrator say that Shahr-e-Zohak was built into a fortress to defend the valley from invaders?
Short Essay Questions
1. What discrepancy is seen between Nana's and Jalil's descriptions of Mariam's birth in Chapter 2?
2. What political even does Laila's family witness in Chapter 22? What do they make of this affair?
3. What transition occurs with the beginning of Chapter 16? How are Laila and Tariq described in this chapter?
4. What are Laila's perceptions of the funeral in Chapter 19? How does Laila grieve?
5. How does the Afghanistan war against the Russians factor directly into Laila's storyline in Chapter 17?
6. How is Laila's relationship with Tariq described in Chapter 18? How does Laila feel about Tariq's family?
7. When does Chapter 21 take place? What is the political atmosphere like in Afghanistan at this time?
8. What literary allusion does the author employ in Chapter 21? How does this allusion relate metaphorically to A Thousand Splendid Suns?
9. What news is delivered to Laila's family in Chapter 19? How does Laila's mother handle this information?
10. When does Chapter 23 take place? What is the political atmosphere like in Afghanistan at this time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the setting at the Buddha’s of Bamiyan and discuss the connection between Laila and her father here. Why does Hakim say that he brought Laila and Tariq to this setting? What does Laila’s father relate to her about Fariba’s behavior and about his own feelings of loss? What dreams does Hakim share with his daughter?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Mir Akbar Khyber’s assassination and the politics in Afghanistan in 1978. What were the repercussions of the assassination? How did this change the political atmosphere in Kabul? How did this event contribute to the downfall of President Daoud Khan's government?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of survivalism in the novel. What are some examples of ways in which characters in the story commit actions in order to survive? In what ways has Mariam learned to survive? How have Laila’s experiences differed from Mariam’s?
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