A Thousand Splendid Suns Pop Quiz Chapters 1-7 30 pts

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1) What is a harami? a. A small house b. An illegitimate child c. An evil spirit d. Another name for Mariams father 2) Before Mariam left the kolba when she was fifteen, her mother told her that the jinn would come into her again. However, Mariam learned that her mother really had what? a. Seizures b. A heart condition c. A sore leg d. Diabetes 3) Outside of Jalil, who would come to visit Mariam and made her feel very special? a. Laila b. Hamza c. Nana d. Mullah Faizullah 4) How many total children does Jalil have? a. 9 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12 5) What picture show was playing that Mariam wanted her father to take her to see? a. Cinderella b. Pinocchio c. Raiders of the Lost Ark d. Bambi 6) Where did Mariam sleep the first night she left the kolba? a. In a nice warm bed at Jalils house b. On the front step of Jalils house c. At a neighbors house d. With Mullah Faizullah 7) When the Jalils driver tried to take Mariam back to the kolba she escaped his grasp and ran into the gates of Jalils house. In the upstairs window she saw someone looking down at her for only a second then the curtains shut. Who was in the window? a. Nana b. Niloufar c. Bibi Jo d. Jalil 8) What did Mariam discover when the driver drove her back to the kolba? a. An intruder had destroyed the kolba b. Nana was furious with Mariam for being gone for so long c. Nana was hanging from a tree, dead d. Nana was feeding the chickens and sweeping out the kolba?

9) After Nana was buried, who did Mariam want to see? a. Mullah Faizullah b. Bibi Jo c. Nana d. Jalil 10) Where did Mariam stay after Nana died? a. At the kolba by herself b. In a guest room at Jalils house c. In the chicken coup d. With Mullah Faizullah 11) What did Jalils wives and Jalil arrange for Marriam? a. A new mother b. A house to live in by herself c. A suitor d. A place to stay with them for good 12) How old is Rasheed? a. Between 15 and 20 b. Between 25 and 30 c. Between 30 and 35 d. Between 40 and 45 13) Where does Mariam have to move in order to become Rasheeds wife? a. Herat b. Gul Daman c. Kabul d. Pakistan 14) Who made the final decision about whether or not Mariam would marry Rasheed? a. Jalil b. Jalils wives c. Nana d. Mullah Faizullah

15) How do you feel about the fact that Mariams father is giving her away to a much older man on the other
side of the country? (Write the answer to this on your answer document in complete sentences. Explain why you feel this way.)