What is the color of the Taliban flag?
White
How is Farad related to Latifa?
Latifa's young cousin
What have the Taliban done to Najibullah?
They hung Najibullah nad his brother in Aryana Square
Which family member lives in Russia
Wahid
What is Soraya's occupation?
A flight attendent for Aryana Afghan Airlines
What is the Fager?
A review (newspaper) that Latifa and her friends have created
What does Latifa do with the canary (bird)?
She sets the canary free before the Taliban make the law of no pets allowed
What is symbolic about the canary?
The canary represents Latifa and how she longs for freedom and independence
What is papa's job?
He manages his own business in a warehouse
What metaphor does Latifa use about having to wear the chadri?
A shapeless cloth tent sewn to a tight-fitting cap that covers my entire body
What is the name of the Taliban radio?
Radio Sharia
Why did the Taliban beat the woman wearing white shoes with the chadri?
It was against the law to wear anything but dark colored shoes under the chadri
What was mama's job before and after the Taliban?
Gynecologist, she workes as a secret doctor help all the women she could
Who does mama call for help when the woman and young girls arrive at her appartment?
Dr. Sima
Where are papa, mama, and Latifa going for medical attention?
Pakistan
Who will they be staying with while in Pakistan?
Shakila
How are Mama and Latifa diagnosed?
Mama is severely diabetic and Latifa has fluid in her lungs
What did Daoud witness at the university?
It was a Massacre. A womens naked body cut in half and nailed to swinging doors, body parts were everywhere.
Why is Wahid in prison?
Political reasons
How did Wahid communicate with the family?
He hid notes in his dirty laundry for the family to read
Who did Wahid have the best relationship with?
Latifa
What miracle did Latifa witness at the church?
A blind man who gets his sight back
What do the Taliban teach the young boys?
They teach the textsof the Koran, and they learn about weapons and war
What does Latifa teach in the underground school?
Religious studies, history, geography, and Persian literature--twice a week she teaches writing and dictation
Who teaches math in the underground school?
Maryam
What did Wahid send his mother?
A wedding picture of him and his wife
What country is Latifa visiting?
France
Who is going to Paris?
Mama, Papa, Latifa, and Diba
What magazine is Latifa being interviewed for?
Elle Magazine
What weapons did papa turn in ti the Taliban?
His grandfather's old military gun, and his saber
Who is the oldest daughter in the family?
Shakila
Who is Mrs. Fawia?
A former teacher of Latifa who was caught by the Taliban ans mistreated for secretly teaching
Who inspired them to start writing the Fager (Dawn) again?
Latifa's friend Farida
What movie cause emotional outbursts?
Titanic
Which sibling is not married?
Soraya
What happened to Mrs. Zarmina?
She was a cleaning woman for the Department of Transportation. She told on men who were reselling bus parts so they kiddnaped he, raped her in front of her husband, and threw her kids in a river.
What is Latifa's dream job?
Journalist
What happened to the three girls of Taimani?
They were raped, kidnapped, and hung by their own clothing
What were the Taliban going to destroy that was important?
Buddas of Bamiyan
What does Daoud say the soccer stadium is?
Public execution ground
How old is Latifa when the Taliban take over Kabul?
16
What was Wahid's occupation?
Soldier during the Soviet Occupation and then a resistance fighter
The Taliban had a death warrant issued on the family while they were in Paris?
True
The youngest son studied economics.
True