Think you’ve got your head wrapped around A Thousand Splendid Suns? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Which political faction successfully launched a coup on the same day that Laila was born?
Communists
U.S.-led coalition forces
Taliban
Duck Dynasty
Q. Which American president does Rasheed claim armed the Mujahideen?
President Bush
President Reagan
President Clinton
President Washington
Q. Where did the young men who formed the Taliban come from?
Herat
the Mujahideen
refugee camps in Pakistan
Narnia
Q. Why did the Mujahideen fall apart once it took power?
American interference
Popular unrest
Warring internal factions
A surprisingly tense game of Jenga
Q. What happened to women's rights in Afghanistan during Communist rule?
Women were denied basic rights
Women were forced to wear burqas in public
Women became legally defined as "heavy machinery"
Women's rights were greatly expanded