Thousand Splendid Suns

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English
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12th Grade
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Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How long does Mariam have to get used to the idea of getting married to Rasheed?
The wives give her only a week to prepare herself.
Mariam has a month to arrange for her wedding clothes.
Mariam is married to Rasheed the day after she is told about it.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rasheed's "nails were yellow-brown, like the inside of a rotting apple...."
This is an example of personification.
This is an example of a metaphor.
This is an example of a simile.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rasheed gives Mariam a small gift upon her arrival at his home in Kabul. What is it?
He gives her a terrarium with tiny pebbles like the ones she used to play with as stand ins for her half siblings.
He puts a vase of tuberoses on the window sill. Mariam knows that these are the flowers Jalil said she was named for.
Jalil gives her a blue and white pitcher just like the one she broke on the first page of the book when Nana called her a clumsly little "harami."
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rasheed makes an effort in the early days of their marriage to make friends with Mariam, sharing details of his day and telling her of gossip he hears. What has happened in America (a big deal) that Rasheed mentions?
It is 1988. Ronald Reagan has called for the the Berlin Wall to come down.
It is 1974. Richard Nixon has just resigned as president.
It is 1969. The Americans have landed a man on the moon.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When Mariam cooks Rasheed his first meal, what does he think of her cooking?
He says the food is inedible.
He says that she cooks as well as his late wife.
He says that it's undersalted, but good; maybe even better than good.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is Nana in the book 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'?
Laila's grandmother
Tariq's aunt
Rasheed's sister
Mariam's mother
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the word 'harami' mean and what causes Mariam’s mother to call her this name?
A type of flower
A term of endearment
Illegitimate child born out of wedlock
A traditional dance
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
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