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A thousand Splendid Suns Study Materials
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A Thousand Splendid Suns Study Materials
Chapter 1
Bazaars
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Culpable
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Demurely
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Endearments
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Harami
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Illegitimate
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Jinn
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Kolba
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Loathsome
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Relic
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Sufi
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Surmise
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How old is Mariam at the beginning of chapter 1?
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Describe Nana’s reaction to Mariam’s breaking the bowl? Do you think she over reacts? Why/Why not?
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Why does the speaker assert that the harami is innocent?
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How does Nana react after Jalil told Mariam about the pistachio tree?
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Describe Jalil’s family and business life?
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What happened to Nana after she became pregnant? What does Nana wish her father had done?
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What does the quote mean: “Like a needle that points north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam.”
Chapter 2
Dohol
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Henna
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Penance
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Recrimination
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Shahnai
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Suppress
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Tandoor
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Wistful
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Why had Nana refused to live in Herat?
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When Nana was fifteen, she almost got married. Why was the wedding called off?
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According to Nana, why did Jalil build the kolba instead of hiring someone?
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Contrast Nana’s and Jalil’s versions of Mariam’s birth. Which do you believe?
Chapter 3
Akhund
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Arbab
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Coveted
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Dishlemeh
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Gaunt
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Kindle
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Quinces
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Scuffled
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Turban
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What chores do Nana and Mariam enjoy together?
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Who is Mullah Faizullah? What indicates that Mariam and Mullah Faizullah have a close relationship?
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What does Mariam tell Mullah Faizullah she wants?
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When Mullah Faizullah asks Nana to permit Mariam to attend school, she says to Mariam, “What’s the sense in schooling a girl like you? It’s like shining a spittoon.” What does Nana’s simile mean?
Chapter 4
Fretting
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Mashallah
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gauging
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Describe the anxiety Mariam feels as Jalil’s visit approaches.
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What characteristics of Jalil indicate that he is of a different socio-economic class than Mariam?
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When Jalil tosses Mariam in the air, Nana says that one day he will drop her. What does this imply about Nana’s feelings for Jalil?
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Why do you think Nana behaves civilly when Jalil visits?
Chapter 5
Aggrieved
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Ample
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Articulate
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Consoling
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Disillusionment
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Dousing
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Foreboding
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Forlorn
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Grievances
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Hookahs
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Muted
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Opaque
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Reproach
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Sprightly
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Stricken
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Treacherous
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Wretched
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At the beginning of chapter 5, how old is Mariam?
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What tactics does Nana use to keep Mariam from going to visit Jalil? List as many as you can.
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After Nana’s emotional outburst, mariam wishes she could tell her mother certain things. What does she want to tell her but does not?
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What does Mariam assume when Jalil does not arrive on time? What does she d0 instead of waiting for him?
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The driver returns Mariam to her house, but at the last second, he yells, “Go Back! No. Don’t look now.” To what is he referring?
Chapter 6
Amiable
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Assurances
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Caracul
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Chapans
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Conviction
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Grimacing
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Impassively
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Insincerity
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Shrouded
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woebegone
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After the death of her mother, how do Mariam’s feelings for Jalil change?
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Mariam watches the “comings and goings of Jalil’s daily life” from her bedroom window. How does she feel now that she knows what his life is like?
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Mariam feels guilty about her mother’s death. Why and how does Mullah Faizullah try to comfort her?
Chapter 7/8
Concede
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Embodiment
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Nikka
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Reeling
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Scandalous
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Sinuous
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Gabled roof
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Mirthless
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What shocking news do Jalil’s wives tell Mariam at the beginning of Chapter 7? What is Mariam’s reaction?
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Describe Rasheed.
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Find and list three similes in this chapter.
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Describe the process of marriage.
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Re-read the part describing Rasheed and Mariam’s wedding. Find and list one example of foreshadowing. What event do you think is being foreshadowed?
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How does Mariam respond when Jalil tells her he will visit her in Kabul? How does Jalil then react to her response?
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