Plot
Who does Laila find waiting at her house?
Tariq (alive version)
Who does Mariam call to ask for money?
Jalil
Who is the U.S. president at this point (2000-2001)?
George W. Bush
"She was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back. She was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. A mother. A person of consequence at last."
Mariam
Describe the dream that Laila has
She dreams that they are lowering Aziza into the hole in the ground where they bury the TV
What does Zalmai tell Rasheed?
That Laila was talking to Tariq
What does Mariam learn happened to Jalil?
He died in 1987, the same year she turned him away when he tried to visit
What are 3-5 of the laws the Taliban enforces once they take over? What is the punishment?
All citizens must pray 5 X a day
Men must grow their beards
Boys wear turbans
No singing, dancing, playing chess, kite flying, or gambling
No writing books, watching films, painting pictures
If you are not Muslim, don't worship in public
Women: stay inside; no make up, jewelry, no charming clothes, no eye contact with men, no speaking unless spoken to, no laughing in public, no working.
Punishments: beatings, amputations, stoning
"Tall, bearded, slimmer than in her dreams of him, but with strong-looking hands, work-man's hands, with tortuous, full veins. His face was still lean and handsome but not fair-skinned any longer; his brow had a weathered look to it, sunburned, like his neck, the brow of a traveler at the end of a long and wearying journey."
Tariq
What does the armed Talib driver ask Mariam and what does he tell her?
He asks her if she is afraid, offers her a biscuit, and tells her it's ok to scared.
What does Mariam do to help Laila as she is being attacked by Rasheed?
Kills him with a shovel to the head
Who does Mariam recognize at the hotel?
Abdul Sharif
In the summer of 2000, what is driving nomadic communities into the city of Kabul?
Drought
"In this uniform [he] was transformed. He looked vulnerable, pitiably bewildered, almost harmless. Like someone who had accepted without a sigh of protest the indignities life had doled out to him. Someone both pathetic and admirable in his docility."
Rasheed
What document does Mariam sign that is only the second time she ever written her name?
Her statement and sentence
What happens to Mariam at the end of part 3?
She turns herself in, goes to prison, is executed.
Who is Alyona?
Tariq's goat
What happens to Pres. Najibullah?
Abducted from the UN, shot, his body is hung in from of the presidential palace
"Something tells me you are not a wicked woman, hamshira. But you have done a wicked thing. And you must pay for this thing you have done. Shari'a is not vague on this matter. It says I must send you where I will soon join you myself."
The judge/Mariam
What was the crime that were most of the women at Walayat prison serving time for?
Running away from home
What are Mariam's final thoughts?
She wishes she had more time with Laila, no regret, abundant peace.
Who is Naghma?
Another prisoner who was imprisoned for running away with a young man she loved.
Who led the Northern Alliance (Afghani group that opposed the Taliban) and warned the West about terrorist camps in Afghanistan and asked the US for help to fight the Taliban?
Ahmad Shah Massoud
"She filled all the spaces with effusive speech, delivered in a high, ringing voice. She was tangential with her topics, and her hands gesticulated wildly, flying up with a nervousness that wasn't like her at all."
Aziza
What was Tariq in jail for?
Smuggling hashish in the lining of his coat