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A thousand splendid suns UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers How old is Mariam at the beginning of chapter 1? - CORRECT ANSWER- 5 years old Describe Nana's reaction to Mariam's breaking the bowl. - CORRECT ANSWER- overly angry/aggressive psychotic Why does the speaker assert that the...

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How old is Mariam at the beginning of chapter 1? - CORRECT ANSWER- 5 years old


Describe Nana's reaction to Mariam's breaking the bowl. - CORRECT ANSWER- overly
angry/aggressive
psychotic


Why does the speaker assert that the harami is innocent? - CORRECT ANSWER- because it
isn't her fault, it is her parents fault


How does Nana react after Jalil told Mariam about the pistachio tree? - CORRECT
ANSWER- she said those are just lies


Describe Jalil's family and business life. - CORRECT ANSWER- Jalil has 3 wives and 9
children legitimate children, and he is rich


What happened to Nana after she became pregnant with Mariam? - CORRECT ANSWER-
she was kicked out and was forced to live alone


What does Nana wish her father had done? - CORRECT ANSWER- aborted the child


Nana tells Mariam, "Like a compass a needle that points north, a man's accusing finger
always finds a women. Always. You remember that Mariam." What does this mean? -
CORRECT ANSWER- A man will always blame a women for his mistakes


Why had Nana refused to live in Herat? - CORRECT ANSWER- she was scared of being
judged


When Nana was fifteen, she almost got married. Why was the wedding called off? -
CORRECT ANSWER- she had seizers

,According to Nana, why did Jalil build her and Mariam's house instead instead of hiring
workers? - CORRECT ANSWER- he was feeling guilty; he was paying his penance


Contrast Nana's and Jalil's version of Mariam's birth - CORRECT ANSWER- Nana's: alone
on a cold floor, she was in labor for 2 days
Jalil: born in a hospital, clean, and she was in labor for 1 hour


What chores do Nana and Mariam enjoy together? - CORRECT ANSWER- cooking and
cleaning


Who is Mullah Faizullah? - CORRECT ANSWER- an akhund


What is this section indicates that Mariam and Mullah Faizullah have a close relationship? -
CORRECT ANSWER- he understands her the most


What does Mariam tell Mullah Faizullah she wants? - CORRECT ANSWER- to learn


When Mullah Faizullah asks Nana to permit Mariam to attend school, she says to Mariam,
"What's the sense schooling a girl like you? It's like shining a spittoon." What does Nana's
simile mean? - CORRECT ANSWER- "cleaning something over and over again, but it
constantly getting dirty all over again."


Describe the anxiety Mariam feels as Jalil's visit approaches. - CORRECT ANSWER- afraid
he won't come


What characteristics of Jalil indicate that he is of a different socio-economic class than
Mariam? - CORRECT ANSWER- the newspaper clippings he brings and discusses with her,
his clothes, and he's smart


When Jalil tosses Mariam in the air. Nana says that one day he will drop her. What does this
imply about Nana's feelings for Jalil? - CORRECT ANSWER- Nana doesn't trust him and
she knows that Jalil is going to breaks Mariam's heart


Why do you think Nana behaves civilly when Jalil visits? - CORRECT ANSWER- so he will
keep supporting them

, At the beginning of Chapter 5, how old is Mariam? - CORRECT ANSWER- approaching
15th birthday


What tactics does Nana use to keep Mariam from going to visit Jalil? List as many as you
can. - CORRECT ANSWER- guilt, cruelty, and anger


After Nana's emotional outburst, Mariam wishes she could tell her mother certain things.
What does she want to tell her, but does not? - CORRECT ANSWER- "You're afraid Nana,
you're afraid that I might find the happiness you never had. And you don't want me to be
happy. You don't want a good life for me. You're the one with the wretched heart."


What does Mariam assume when Jalil does not arrive on time, and what does she do instead
of waiting for him? - CORRECT ANSWER- she assumes that he had been caught up in
business
she lays down and paces back and forth
she eventually goes into town to find him


Describe what happens when Jalil's driver tries to get Mariam to get into the car? -
CORRECT ANSWER- she runs into the house and see's Jalil


The driver returns to her house, but at the last second, he yells, "Go back! No. Don't look
now." To what is he referring? - CORRECT ANSWER- Nana hanging from the tree


After the death of her mother, how do Mariam's feelings for Jalil change? - CORRECT
ANSWER- She feels like Nana was right all along about Jalil and that he's a lier, and not
"real"


Mariam watches the "comings and goings of Jalil's daily life" from her bedroom window.
How does she feel now that she knows what his life is like? - CORRECT ANSWER- She
feels like she put him on to high of a pedestal


Mariam feels guilty about her mother's death. Why and how does Mullah Faizullah try to
comfort her? - CORRECT ANSWER- He tells her that she was very sick and that is not her
fault
He tries to distract her in order to get her mind off what happened

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