A Thousand Splendid Suns Part 2 Quiz

Laila's father Babi advocates for Laila's _______ which is a central theme of the novel. 

• Free time
• Education
• Happiness
• Marriage

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Laila notices a blue Mercedes parked in her neighborhood. Inside it sits a man in “a dark brown suit, with a white handkerchief triangle in the breast pocket.” Who is this man?

• Tariq
• Babi
• Rasheed
• Jalil

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Why does Mammy stay in bed after the departure of her two sons to fight for Afghanistan?

• She is depressed
• She is hungry
• She is sick with the flu
• She is tired

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What sign does Tarik use to let Laila know that she is home?

• Sends a letter to Laila's house
• He knocks on Laila's front door
• Shines a flashlight from his house to Laila's house
• He asks Babi to tell Laila for him.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does Tariq defend Laila after the incident in which Khadim squirts Laila with urine using a squirt gun?

• He beats him with his prosthetic leg.
• He tells Laila's parents.
• He spreads rumors about Khadim.
• He squirts him with his own squirt gun.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Laila considers her mom a curator in the museum of her brothers’ lives. However, she only considers herself a visitor. In this context, what does curator mean?

• Someone who forgets easily
• Someone who raises kids
• Someone who cures illness
• Someone who cares for or upkeeps.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Laila fears that Mammy might kill herself after the death of her sons. Mammy assures he that she will not, what is Mammy’s reason for living?

• Her love for Babi
• Her pride in Laila
• She wants to see Tariq marry Laila.
• She wants to see Afghanistan in peace.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Laila not feel as sad about her brothers’ deaths as her mother?

• She did not know them as well.
• She thinks her mom is a drama queen.
• She does not think they are dead.
• She did not believe in the cause in which they were fighting for.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

While visiting the Shahr-e-Zohak with Babi and Tariq, Babi reveals to Laila that Mammy expresses her grief _________ whereas Babi expresses is grief ___________.

• inwardly/outwardly
• outwardly/inwardly

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why would Mammy (Fariba) never allow Babi and Laila to leave Kabul?

• She likes their house
• She has lived in Kabul her entire life.
• She thinks it would ruin Laila's social life.
• She feels it would be a betrayal to their sons.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3