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WorksheetsA Thousand Splendid Suns - Part Three
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What does Abdul Sharif tell Laila about Tariq?
He joined the jihad.
He is in prison for smuggling hashish.
He was hospitalized and died.
He found another wife and started a new family.
Why does Laila agree to marry Rasheed, a sixty-year-old man, even when she considers the act dishonorable?
She is friendly with Mariam and wants to join the family.
She is forced to by her father.
She loves Rasheed.
She is pregnant and needs to provide for the child.
Tariq has died and she feels lonely.
What car does Rasheed compare Mariam to?
a Mercedes Benz, because it's beautiful and classy
a VW Beetle, because it is small and elusive
a Volga, because it is strong and trustworthy
a Model T Ford, because it is a classic
What is the name of the covering that Rasheed demands his wives wear when out of the house?
Hajib
Jo
Baba
Burqa
What is Rasheed's reaction when he finds out Laila is pregnant?
He is apathetic.
He is thrilled and prays for a boy.
He is upset with Laila and beats her.
He cries with sadness that Laila got pregnant before Mariam.
What is Rasheed's reaction after Aziza is born?
He is angry at Laila for having a girl and beats Laila to near death.
He sends Aziza away immediately after she is born becuase they cannot afford a baby.
He is elated and playi with Aziza all the time.
He is upset that she is a girl, and he is disgusted by how she smells and sounds.
He is angry because he knows she doesn't belong to him.
What event brings Mariam and Laila together?
Rasheed attempts to hit Laila, and Mariam blocks his blow.
Rasheed attempts to hit Mariam, and Laila blocks his blow.
Aziza is sick, and Mariam risks her life to get baby medicine.
They both make fun of Rasheed behind his back.
When does Laila start stealing from Rasheed?
right after she realizes she is pregnant
right after she and Rasheed are married
right after Aziza is born
the night before she is to marry Rasheed
Why does Laila steal from Rasheed?
She is planning to take Aziza and run away.
Rasheed stopped feeding the females in the family.
She needs to buy more baby supplies for Aziza.
Mariam is sick and needs medicine.
What does Mariam finally give Laila as a peace offering?
a favored spoon
a pile of girl's clothes for Aziza
chai tea
hair clips
Why do Laila and Mariam need a man to act as their relative when they run away?
The Taliban forbid women from traveling alone.
They do not feel safe without a man.
The bus company requires that all women be accompanied by a man.
Aziza needs a father figure to travel with.
What stops Laila, Mariam, and Aziza from running away?
Rasheed stops them as they are leaving the house
a man who offers to buy their tickets informs an officer that they are traveling alone
the bus driver does not let the women board the bus
the Taliban stop the women on the street
What is Rasheed's punishment for the women after their runaway attempt?
He banishes them to the streets.
He sends them to prison.
He locks them in separate rooms without food or water.
He finds a new wife.
He turns them in to the Taliban.
Upon seizing power, which does the Taliban NOT do to change culture in Afghanistan?
destroys books and artifacts that do not adhere to Islam
forces men to grow beards
prohibits children from laughing in public or speaking to non-relatives
prohibits women from going to school and traveling alone
When Laila finds out she is pregnant for the second time, what is her reaction?
She is upset and thinks about injuring herself to abort the pregnancy.
She is angry at the future baby for taking resources from Aziza.
She is overjoyed that she will have another child in the house.
She is angry at Rasheed for making her go through another pregnancy.
What is the name of Laila and Rasheed's son?
Zalmai
Zalman
Zamar
Zarvan
Rasheed treats his son
as cruelly as he does Aziza.
too well, spoiling him.
indifferently, because he's unattractive.
What dangerous weather pattern strikes Kabul, threatening the lives of Mariam, Laila, Rasheed, and their children?
tornado
flood
earthquake
drought
What item does Rasheed buy for Zalmai, even though it was banned by the Taliban?
a soccer ball
a toy car
a television
a video game
Which American film takes Kabul by storm on the black market in Summer 2000?
Armageddon
Men in Black
Saving Private Ryan
Titanic
When Jalil visits Mariam in Kabul, what is her response?
She cries to him about her marriage to Rasheed.
She runs out to greet him with open arms.
She does not see him, and only glances at him through a window.
She is angry with him, and she yells at him to leave.
Why does Aziza have to go live in an orphanage?
Aziza is misbehaving at home.
Rasheed spent too much money, and they cannot feed the family.
The Taliban order that all female children must leave the house.
Rasheed insists that Zalmai needs to be the only child in the house.
When Laila finds Tariq alive, he tells her that
he hated life in Pakistan
he wanted to write to her, but never did.
he was working in a restaurant in Pakistani city.
he'd been in prison for seven years.
When Mariam realizes that Rasheed is going to kill Laila, she
runs away before he kills her.
tries to pull him off her but fails.
finds a shovel and kills him
One of Mariam's last thoughts before being executed is that she
should have forgiven Jalil.
should have killed Rasheed years ago.
wished she could see Aziza grow up.
would soon be reunited with her mother.
