Vocab
Book Connections
Mariam
Laila
Key Points
100
An enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions to cover their bodies in public places
What is burqa
100
How does Laila's story relate to "The Color Purple?"
What is as children, both Mariam and Celie were forced into arranged marriages with abusive men. They found emotional healing through a friendship bond with a woman and their connection with children. They also found inner strength at the conclusion of the novel. (Answers will vary)
100
What cartoon did Mariam want to see with her father?
What is Pinnocchio
100
How many children did Laila have?
What is 2
100
What foreshadowed the death of Mariam's mother?
What is Nana said she would die if Mariam went to the movie with Jalil and Mariam did not listen to her warnings
200
Spirits that supposedly inhabited Nana's body
What is Jinn
200
How old were Mariam and Rasheed when they married?
What is 15 and 45
200
How old was Laila when she married Rasheed?
What is 14
200
Why did Laila willingly marry Rasheed?
What is she was told that Tariq had been killed
300
A fool
What is Ahmaq
300
What was Mariam's sentence for killing Rasheed?
What is she was shot to death
300
Who was the real father of Laila's first born child?
What is Tariq
300
What happens to Aziza when the family is sturggling to provide money and food?
What is she is put in an orphanage
400
Child born out of wedlock
What is Harami
400
How many miscarriages did Mariam have?
What is 7
400
Why was Laila living with Rasheed prior to their marriage?
What is her parents were killed in a bombing and Mariam had rescued her
400
How does Rasheed die?
What is he is killed with a shovel by Mariam
500
Spread of items laid out on the floor for eating
What is Sofrah
500
What was the name of Mariam's tutor?
What is Mullah Faizullah
500
What were the names of Laila's children?
What is Aziza and Zalmai
500
Where do Laila and Tariq move at the very end of the book?
What is back to Kabul
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