A Thousand Splendid Suns Review

Mariam cannot be with the rest of her siblings because she is a hariam. What is a hariam?

• A child with unmarried parents
• A disobedient child
• an Afghan girl
• a single woman

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

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What is the MAIN reason that explains why Nana is upset with and constantly guilt-trips Mariam?

• Nana is angry that Mariam receives more attention from Jalil than she does.
• Nana is jealous of Mariam's good looks.
• Nana is upset with the events that have affected both Mariam and her, but because Mariam is the product of both their outcomes, she takes it out on her.
• Nana is upset with Mariam that she lost her job.

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What is the last threat that Mariam's mother says to her in order to convince her to stay?

• She says that she will never forgive her.
• She says the Mariam will have nothing and that she is nothing.
• She says that Mariam is selfish to abandon her mother.
• She says that Mariam will die

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

The pebbles that Mariam continually encounters are a symbol for...

• Her Love
• The society in which she lives
• Her siblings
• Her life

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Mariam signs two documents in her life. The first is when she is married to Rasheed. The second is when she is executed. The signing of the first document is an example of what?

• Simile
• Hinting
• Plot structure
• Foreshadowing

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Which of the following statements would Rasheed agree to regarding his opinion of women?

• Women should only be the business of men, so men should control their women.
• Women should look as beautiful as possible by wearing makeup and short skirts
• Women should be uncovered so men can see them and their appearances at all times.
• Women should be modern and accepting of new, liberal, western concepts,

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

"His nails were yellow-brown, like the inside of a rotting apple..." this is an example of...

• Personification
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor

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Mariam feels "a flare of pride" when Rasheed compliments her cooking. This best describes an example of what?

• A change in Mariam's character
• Mariam's ability to cook
• Mariam's acceptance of her new life

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At the beginning of part two, what governing country is in control and occupying Afghanistan?

• The Mujahideen
• Soviet Union
• Taliban
• United States

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"Where the water ran clear and the cottonwood seeds danced by the thousands in the air" is an example of

• a metaphor
• a simile
• irony
• personification

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4