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A Thousand Splendid Suns Quizzes

by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns Quiz 1

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.

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