2. To whom was Thalia's mother married when Markos met Thalia for the first time?
(a) Andreas Gianakos.
(b) Mullah Shekib.
(c) Suleiman Wahdati.
(d) Etienne Boustouler.

3. What is the name of Markos's mother?
(a) Odelia.
(b) Madaline.
(c) Sultana.
(d) Nila.

4. What did Gholam acquire from a boy in town along with Adel's jersey in Chapter 7?
(a) A new suit.
(b) A new hat.
(c) A new jacket.
(d) A pair of sneakers.

5. What did Nila say Pari was studying in college in the interview from Chapter 6?
(a) Poetry.
(b) History.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Biology.

6. How old are the girls that begin studying at the new girls' school in the opening of Chapter 7?
(a) 6-18.
(b) 5-15.
(c) 8-15.
(d) 5-17.

7. What is served for dinner at the party at Nabi's house in Chapter 5?
(a) Leg of lamb.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Lentil soup.
(d) Kebabs.

8. How old does Gholam tell Adel he is when they meet in Chapter 7?
(a) 17 or 18.
(b) 19 or 20.
(c) 15 or 16.
(d) 13 or 14.

9. When did Nila's parents divorce?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1959.

10. What did Markos's mother do for a living before retiring?
(a) She was a florist.
(b) She was a schoolteacher.
(c) She was a banker.
(d) She was a factory worker.

11. In regards to her love of mathematics, Pari told Julien that she enjoyed the lack of arbitrariness and the absence of what in Chapter 6?
(a) Structure.
(b) Fault.
(c) Intensity.
(d) Ambiguity.

12. In what village does Adel live with his family?
(a) Kandahar.
(b) Mazar-i-Sharif.
(c) Jalalabad.
(d) Shadbagh-e-Kohna.

13. What does Thalia tell Markos to do in her message in the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) To call his uncle.
(b) To call his mother.
(c) To call his wife.
(d) To call his father.

14. How long ago did Idris's father die, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) Six years ago.
(b) Two years ago.
(c) One year ago.
(d) Nine years ago.

15. From where does Amra say her name comes in Chapter 5?
(a) Bosnia.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.