Part 1
What was the name of Mariam and Nana's home?
kolba
How much older is Tariq than Laila?
2 years older
What does the name Aziza mean?
The Cherished One
Where does Laila want to visit before they return to Kabul?
Herat
Who is the author of the novel?
Khaled Hosseini
What was Nana's job in Jalil's home before she got pregnant?
housekeeper
How is Giti killed?
she is hit by a rocket
What do Mariam and Laila begin to share together at night in the yard?
chai tea
What film is on the VHS tape that Jalil left behind for Mariam?
Pinocchio
What is the name of the Islamic prayers that Mariam teaches Aziza?
namaz prayers
What is Rasheed's profession when he marries Mariam?
shoemaker.
What caused Tariq to lose one of his legs?
Under Shari'a law, how are women permitted to travel?
With a man escorting them
What do you learn about Laila at the very end of the novel?
that she is pregnant.
What does Mariam discover Rasheed building in the tool shed in Part 1?
a crib
Jalil tells Mariam he chose her name because it reminds him of:
a flower
What is the name of Laila's schoolteacher?
Shanzai
What is the punishment for adultery, according to the Taliban?
stoned to death
What physical ailment has Tariq developed in Chapter 50?
migraine headaches.
What does Tariq do to the boy that shoots Laila with the water pistol?
he beats him with his prosthetic leg
Who discovers Mariam in a pool of blood after she miscarried?
Fariba
Whose pictures does Fariba hold up as the last Soviet convoys exit the city?
Laila's brothers
prison
Describe Zalmai's transformation in Part 4
He becomes more defiant and rebels against Tariq.
Based on the end of part 3, what is Mariam's primary emotion as she reflects on her life?
contentment