ATSS #1
Tariq now suffers from what?
What are headaches?
True or False: Mariam made the decision to take the blame for Rasheed's death instead of running.
What is true?
Laila and Tariq get married _______.
What is the first day the arrive in Murree?
True or False: Mariam is unhappy in Murree.
False - Laila goes to Murree not Mariam.
Aziza carries this around with her everywhere.
A doll Mariam made for her.
Laila returns to Kabul because __________.
It honors her family - Mammy, Babi, Brothers, and Mariam.
True or False: Tariq believes that the war in Afghanistan will destroy the country completely.
True
Aziza's reaction to Tariq being her father is __________. (How does she act?)
How does Mariam and Laila's relationship turn from hate to love? What can be a symbol of this.
True or False: Zalmai takes to Tariq and loves him immediately.
False - He is very wary of him.
How does Rasheed’s characterization serve as a show of power and masculinity?
He embodies toxic power, cruelty, and insecurity that mirror social oppression. (Answers may vary)
This is how Zalmai shows he accepts Tariq.
By holding his hand and letting Tariq hold him to soothe him at night.
True or False: Tariq refuses to go back to Kabul.
False
What did Laila's friend say they would see her one day?
On the front page of the newspaper
Zalmai is angry to leave this behind.
Alyona - the goat
List a theme of ATSS.
Answers will vary. I will decide if you get the points or not.
Where does Laila want to go before going to Kabul? Why does she want to go there?
Herat - she wants to honor Mariam and go to the village where she grew up.
True or False: Mariam is able to meet Mullah Faizullah.
False - Laila meets his son.
Laila wants to see this place that is important about Mariam. (Where she lived)
Kolba
List an item from the old chocolate box Laila receives from Hamza.
An envelope, burlap sack, and a video cassette.
Why did Jalil come to Kabul?
To see to Mariam
What is one of the themes of ATSS? Why?
Answers will vary.
Choose a word to describe Mariam at the end of the novel. Why did you choose that word?
Answers will vary.
Why must Mariam be executed?
She broke the law by killing Rasheed, and the judge said he must send her where he is about to go so he is not judged by God.
Triple Points: Why does Mariam protect Laila?
Laila has shown her unconditional love, the only person in her life that ever did.