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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 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.
    •     She would not see him, and only glanced at him through a window.

  • 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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