True or False
Jalil was married to Mariams mother.
What is false?
A derogatory term for a child born out of wedlock in Afghanistan culture.
What is a harami?
¨I am going to be a mother¨
Shoemaker
What was Rasheeds occupation?
Why Nana is mad at Mariam in the first chapter.
What is ¨she broke a relic?¨
Mariam finds a gun, adult magazines and a family photo in Rasheeds drawer.
What is true?
A small house or hut
What is the kolba?
“A man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing. It isn't like a mother's womb. It won't bleed. It won't stretch to make room for you.”
Who is Nana?
Pinocchio
What cartoon did Mariam want to see in Jalils cinema?
Mariams favorite visitors to the kolba.
Who are Bibi jo and Mullah?
Mariam does not care to attend school like her half sisters.
What is false?
Term for being in a posessed like state, a fit or seizure
(Hint: Nana)
What is jinn?
“Marriage can wait, education cannot.”
Who is Babi?
How old Mariam and Rasheed were when they married.
What is 15 and 45?
Rasheed forces Mariam to eat these.
What are pebbles?
Rasheed thinks having a burial service for the baby is a dumb idea.
What is true?
A communal clay oven
(Hint: Mariam goes there and meets Fariba)
What is a tandoor?
¨It´s what married people do. It´s what the Prophet himself and his wives did. There is no shame.¨
Who is Rasheed?
Literary technique used when jumping around the events of the book.
Lailas brothers fighting against the Soviets.
Who are Ahmad and Noor?
Lailas teachers name is Shanzai.
What is true?
Type of bird mentioned in a Fariba/Mammy quote
What is a mynah bird?
¨But you, Laila, you´ll make us two dummies proud. You´re going to be somebody. I know one day I´ll pick up a newspaper and find your picture on the front page.¨
Who are Giti and Hasina?
Babi vs Jalil (Hint: How are they different, what do we call that)
What are FOILS?
Where Lailas family plans to flee to at the end of Part 2.
What is Pakistan?