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What was the names of Jalil’s wives?

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Khadija, Afsoon, and Nargis

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What is the name of Jalil’s eldest son?

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Muhsin

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Who built the kolba?

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Jalil, Farhad, and Muhsin

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Who is Farhad?

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one of Jalil’s sons

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Who was Ramin?

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One of Jalil’s sons

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Who is Habib Khan?

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Gul Daman’s leader who comes to visit Mariam and Nana occasionally and brings gifts for Mariam

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Who is Bibi jo?

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A woman who visited Mariam and Nana often and was the wife of Nana’s father’s friend, the book says “she first brought complaints about her failing health, and then gossip from Herat and Gul Daman”

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Who was Mariam’s favorite visitor?

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Mullah Faizullah

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Who is Hamza?

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Mullah Faizullah’s son

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Who does Mariam tell she wants to go to school?

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Mullah Faizullah

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What are the names of Jalil’s daughters?

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Niloufar, Atieh, Saideh, and Naheed

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Who is Daoud Khan?

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the president of Afghanistan when it shifts from a monarchy to a republic

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How old is Niloufar and what does she play for Mariam on the gramophone?

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8, she plays a song from an Iranian film that says, “I will use a flower petal for paper,
And write you the sweetest letter,
You are the sultan of my heart,
the sultan of my heart.”

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Is Rasheed Pastun or Tajik?

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Pashtun

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Which of the three wives tells Mariam about her suitor?

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Khadija, the olderst

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How old is Rasheed when he marries Mariam?

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40-45 (not specified)

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How did Rasheed’s previous wife die?

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in childbirth (10 yrs before he marries Mariam)

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How did Rasheed’s son die?

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he drowned in a lake (3 yrs before)

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Is Mariam Pashtun or Tajik?

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Tajik

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What does Jalil always wear?

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a light brown suit with a red tie

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What are the names of Fariba’s sons?

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Noor and Ahmad

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Who does Fariba say is “thirteen going on forty”

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Ahmad

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Who wears and “ALLAH” pendant?

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Ahmad

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What is the name of Rasheed’s son who drowned?

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Yunus

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Whose murder cause a large demonstration in Kabul and why?
Mir Akbar Khyber because he was a prominent communist and his murder was blamed on the Afghan government (especially president Daoud Khan)
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What is significant about Tariq's mother's appearance?
her hair is slightly purple because of her wig
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Who is Abdul Qader?
the rebel leader
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Who is Wajma?
Fariba's midwife
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Who is described as the most religious in Laila's family and what do they do when Laila is first born?
Ahmad, he sings the Kazan in her ear and blows on her face 3 times
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Who do Laila's blonde hair and green eyes resemble?
Fariba
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What does Laila call Fariba?
Mammy
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What does Laila call Hakim?
Babi
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Who used to do handiwork in Laila's home?
Ahmad
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How does Laila describe Mariam in Part 2?
as Rasheed's reclusive wife
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What is the name of Laila's teacher?
Shanzai
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What do the students call Shanzai behind her back and why?
Khala Rangmaal (Auntie Painter) because of her motion when slapping students
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Who is Najibullah
he was once head of KHAD, the Afghan secret police and is the communist president of Afghanistan
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Who is described as "the most humorless person Laila had ever met"?
Giti
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Who came up with the nickname Khala Rangmaal and made up in mischief what she lacked in smarts?
Hasina
39
Who pulls a pee-filled water gun on Laila?
Khadim, he goes to the same school as Laila and has said he wants to marry her but he will not approach her when Tariq is around
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Which character is described as having good days and bad days?
Fariba
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What is Giti's mother's name?
Nila
42
What does Hasiana's father do?
he is a taxi driver
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What does Tariq's father do?
he is a carpenter
44
Who is referred to by Fariba as the "Lion of Panjshir"?
Massoud
45
Who was the Uzbek who led the Junbish-i-Milli faction?
Dostum
46
Who was the Pashtun who led the Hezb-e-Islami faction?
Hekmatyar
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Who was the Tajik who led the Jamiat-e-Islami faction?
Rabbani (he used to teach Islam at Kabul University)
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Who was the Pashtun who led the Ittehad-i-Islami faction and was described as a stout Muslim with Arab connections?
Sayyaf
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Who was the Hazara who led the Hizb-e-Wahdat faction who was known as Baba Mazari and had ties to Iran?
Abdul Ali Mazari
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Who is the Tajik commander who is Mammy's hero and Rabbani's ally?
Massoud
51
Who is Sabir?
the boy Giti wants to marry
52
Which writer/poet is Laila quoting when she says, "Tell your secret to the wind, but don't blame it for telling the trees."?
Khalil Gibran
53
Who is crying as the men are fighting in Laila's yard?
Tariq's father
54
Who has an upside-down mandolin-shaped birthmark?
Tariq
55
Who comes to Rasheed's home to give Laila news of Tariq's death?
Abdul Sharif
56
Who is Nila?
Giti's mother
57
What is the name of the man who buys their tickets at the station?
Wakil
58
What is the name of the officer who questions Laila?
Officer Rahman
59
Who is the Taliban leader?
Mullah Omar (mysterious, illiterate, one-eyed)
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What is the name of the orphanage director?
Zaman
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What joke does Zaman tell that makes Aziza laugh? What is significant about it?
that you cannot stretch a leg in Herat without poking a poet in the rear, the same joke Jalil used to tell Mariam
62
Who is Salim?
the man Tariq befriended in prison
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Who is Sayeed?
Salim's brother who owns the hotel Tariq works at
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Who is Adiba?
the cook at the hotel where Tariq woks, she has a bungalow next to his shack
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Who is Naghma?
one of the girls in prison with Mariam

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