A Thousand Splendid Suns Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Nana often calls Mariam a "harami" which means _____ - CORRECT ANSWERillegitimate child
The word "kolba" describes - CORRECT ANSWER- Nana and Mariam's home
At the beginning of their marriage, Mariam believes that Rashe...
A Thousand Splendid Suns Final
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Nana often calls Mariam a "harami" which means _____ - CORRECT ANSWER-
illegitimate child
The word "kolba" describes - CORRECT ANSWER- Nana and Mariam's home
At the beginning of their marriage, Mariam believes that Rasheed wants her to wear a burqa
because he _____ - CORRECT ANSWER- cares for her nang and namoos reputation
How is Rasheed a hypocrite? - CORRECT ANSWER- He says "a woman's face is her
husband's business only" but he keeps a stash of porn magazines in his bedroom drawer.
Mariam's mother tells her that when she was born - CORRECT ANSWER- She endured two
days of labor by herself on the floor
Mariam's story in Part I is an example of what theme? - CORRECT ANSWER- A coming of
age story where Mariam is forced into adulthood too quickly
The ten pebbles Mariam secretly keeps as a child represent - CORRECT ANSWER- Her
yearning for love and a family
One of the author's views of the Islamic faith in Afghanistan is shown throughout the
character of Rasheed who - CORRECT ANSWER- Exhibits the accepted devaluation of
women as taught by his religion
What event contrasts vividly with the last scene of Part I with Rasheed's violence toward
Mariam? - CORRECT ANSWER- Laila's celebrated birth
In what city or village does the story take place initially? - CORRECT ANSWER- Herat
, The theme of "love and devotion" can best be seen in which relationship? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Laila and her father's
The main reason for Fariba's agnostic attitude toward her husband is that - CORRECT
ANSWER- He allowed their sons to go to war
Laila's teacher at school is a ______ - CORRECT ANSWER- communist
Babi takes Laila and Tariq to see the 2000 year old Buddhist statues in the Bamiyan Valley.
Babi agrees with Laila that _______ - CORRECT ANSWER- The beautiful silence is so
memorable
After her son's death, Mammy becomes obsessed with _____ - CORRECT ANSWER-
Praying for a Mujahideen victory
Babi reveals his dream to Laila about - CORRECT ANSWER- Leaving for America and
opening a restaurant
Even as Laila's mother throws off her black clothes and moods to celebrate the end of the
war, ______ - CORRECT ANSWER- War returns to Afghanistan in the form of a civil war
The only time the combatants stop fighting each other in the city of Kabul during the early
90s is - CORRECT ANSWER- when they stop for namaz prayers five times a day
During the terrible fighting in Kabul, Hosseini juxtaposes two types of images: the effects of
war in the neighborhood and Tariq and Laila's growing passion. What is Hosseini's purpose? -
CORRECT ANSWER- To emphasize the resilience of love in the face of the horrors of war.
When Tariq tells Laila that his family is fleeing the country, why doesn't she leave with him?
- CORRECT ANSWER- Since Fariba refuses to leave, Laila knows she cannot leave her
father alone
Tariq's family is of the _______ tribe - CORRECT ANSWER- Pashtun
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