A Thousand Splendid Suns Quizzes

1. What is the name of Mariam and Nana's home?

• baba jan.
• Herat.
• kolba.
• shack.

2. Why is Mariam called a harami?

• She is poor.
• She lives outside of the city.
• She was born out of wedlock.
• She is not Muslim.

3. What was Mariam's reaction to Jalil not picking her up to see Pinocchio?

• She went to Herat to see him herself.
• She told Nana she wanted to move to Pakistan.
• She never spoke to Jalil again.
• She laid in bed and cried.

4. After Nana killed herself...

• Mariam lived in the kolba alone.
• Jalil took Mariam into his home.
• Mariam ran away.
• Mullah Faizullah took Mariam into his home.

5. When Jalil married Mariam off to Rasheed, Mariam's reaction was

• apathy about the whole situation.
• disgust and anger at Jalil.
• anger at Rasheed.
• excitement and happiness.

6. Rasheed had what career?

• He worked with the government.
• He was a Mullah.
• He owned a restaurant.
• He owned a shoe shop.

7. Mariam and Rasheed had trouble bearing children because

• Rasheed was sterile.
• Mariam's babies died during childbirth.
• She had medical complications during the pregnancy.
• She could not get pregnant.

8. Which of Rasheed's first family members had died?

• His son and his daughter.
• His daughter and his wife.
• His first two sons.
• His son and his wife.

9. When Jalil visited Mariam in Kabul, what was her response?

• She would not see him, and only glanced at him through a window.
• She was angry with him, and she yelled at him to leave.
• She ran out to greet him with open arms.
• She cried to him about her marriage to Rasheed.

10. Laila was often called Revolutionary Girl in school. Why?

• She was born on the night of the revolution.
• Her parents had radical ideas.
• She was rebelious herself.
• She joined the jihad.