A thousand splendid suns midterm

who is mariam

• daughter of Jalil and Nana

• first wife to Rasheed

• first character in the book

who is nana

• Mariam mother

• Jalils baby mother

who is rasheed

• husband of Mariam

• misogynistic

who is jalil

• father of Mariam

• absent father

• the richest man in Herat

• Nana baby father

who is laila

• second wife of Rasheed

• daughter of mammy and babi

• wife of Tariq

• mother of Aziza and Zalmai

how did nana die

She hung herself from a tree because Mariam wanted to go see her father

why did mariam die

Because she committed first degree murder and got publicly executed

how did lailas parents die

a bomb hit three feet from their house killing them both and trapping laila under something

what job did lailas dad used have

he used to be a teacher

why was lailas mom depressed

Both of her brothers died in the war but she was depressed while they were in the war aswell

how old was mariam when she married rasheed

15

how old was rasheed when he married mariam

40

where did rasheed work

he owned a shoe shop in kabul

where did mariam live first

outside of Herat

what did jalil make for mariam before he died

he wrote her a card begging for forgiveness, and gave her a small sum of money he made from selling his house

why didnt mariam like her father

He was absent and never wanted her to live with him. Mariam had walked to his house and knocked on his door and his workers said he wasn’t there, but she saw him in the window.

why didnt mariam like her mother

She never liked her father, and she always said that Mariam was a bastard who could never do anything with her life.

who is aziza

• daughter of Laila

• sister of zalmai

• Mariams neice

why did rasheed stop liking mariam

She could never have children, and when they almost did, she had a miscarriage

what is a harami

“bastard”

who is mullah faizulluh

• kind of father figure for mariam

• korean teacher for mariam

• knows her mother

how did laila feel about her brothers

She did not have any attachment to them because she never spent any time with them

how did tariq lose his leg

stepping on a mine bomb

what did rasheed compare laila and mariam to

he compared laila to a porsche and mariam to a bug or crappy car

when laila and mariam tried to run away how did they get caught and what happened after when they got home

• A passing man they asked to pretend to be their husband ratted them out to the police because it was illegal to be out without your husband

• when they returned Rasheed beat Mariam again but that time she fought back. But he beat Laila as well and locked her and her children in a room for three days.

who is zalmai

• son of Laila and Rasheed

• brother of Aziza

• liked by Rasheed

why is mariam initially rude to laila

She thinks that Laila is trying to steal Rasheed away from her, and make her feel worthless.