Kabul Beauty School Multiple Choice Questions

Chapter 1
Who is Rashanna? (in relation to debbie)
a. her cousin
b. her friend/ aquantance
c. daughter
b. her best friend
In order to be an acceptable bride you have to...
a. not wear any makeup
b. have all body hair removed
c. be a virgian
d. b and c
At an Afgan wedding...
a. you are not allowed to speak
b. men and women are sep 2erated
c. the bride and groom cannot see each other
d. there is no dancing
Chapter 2
How did Debbie meet Rashanna and Daud?
a. they were her maid and taxidriver
b. they helped her get hot water and were the van driver
c. they were the cook and gorery store owner
d. they were brother and sister teachers
Why did Debbie think the Taliban was opposed to salons?
a. gave women free space from mens control
b. made women look like "whores"
c. boms could be made out of their beuty supplies
d. gave women rights
How much money did Debbie have to spend to feed the people in an entire Afgan village?
a. $1000
b. $200
c. $375
d. None of these
Chapter 3
Who was already working on a Kabul Beauty School before Debbie?
a. Mary MacMakin
b. John Paul DeJoria
Why did Baseera get married so early?
a. to bring her family income
b. her mother was afraid people would assume she was a prostitute
c. she didnt want men from the Taliban taking her
d. b and c
Why did Debbie want to stay in Kabul?
a. she didnt want to go home to herr husband
b. she didnt want to leave Rashanna
c. to watch over the beauty school
d. none of the above
Chapter 4
How did Debbie describe coloring to get the women to understand?
a. had them think of it as satan
b. had them think of it as the taliban
c. had them think of it as their husbands
d. all of the above
Why did Rashanna want to find Debbie a husband?
a. to protect her
b. to make her happy
c. so she could stay in Kabul
d. so she could have more chidren
Why was Debbie planning a party?
a. for the graduate students
b. for her birthday
c. for her wedding
d. for fun
Chapterr 5
Why did Debbie decide to go back to Kabul?
a. she missed Sam
b. she missed Kabul
c. her husband was forcing her
d. a and b
How old does Debbie want the girls at the beauty school to be?
a. at least 25
b. over 40
c. under 40
d. 33-40
Who is Hama?
a. Debbies neice
b. Ali's sister
c. Debbies sister
d. Ali's neice
Chapter 6
Who is Nahida?
a. Debbies assistant
b. a girl who wants to get into the school
c. Debbies house guest
d. Debbies daughter
Why did debbie stop being so involved with the school?
a. she was getting tired
b. she was sick
c. she wanted the experienced girls to teach
d. c and she wanted the girls to run the salon themselves
Why did Debbie fire Shaz at first?
b. she wasnt cleaning well
c. she was sexually harrassing the girls
d. she was acting rude
Chapter 7
Why did Debbie start having the more experienced girls work extra hours?
a. for more experience
b. the schools funding got cut
c. to discipline them
d. she wanted more time witht them
Why did Sam need to borrow money from Debbie?
a. for his business
b. his mother needed surgery
c. his first wife was pregnant
d. to adopt a child
How did Sam learn how to start acting like a western husband?
a. he didnt
b. he read books on it
c. he went to the USA with Debbie
d. he imitated Debbies friends and slowly picked up
Chapter 8
How did Debbie get the funding she needed for a new house?
a. Ali lent her some
b. she started knitting and sold the products
c. Mary MacMackin sent donations
d. b and c
Why did Debbies friend Chris come to Kabul?
a. to help Hama
b. to help paint/decorate the salon
c. she needed a vacation
d. she missed Debbie
Which girl wasnt one of four winners from the schools fifth session?
a. Hama
b. Mazari
c. Shukria
d. Tordai
Chapter 9
Why did Debbie call the police on the neighbors?
a. they tried to break into her house
b. they attacked same
c. they beat up Achmed Zia
d. they were using Debbies electricity
Why did Afgans have sex on Thursday nights?
a. its an Afgan tradition
b. its the only night they're allowed to
c. Friday is the beginnning of the Afgan weekend (joma)
d. a and b
How was Robina different from other salon workers?
a. she lived alone with her two sisters
b. she was single
c. she was homosexual
d. she was very modern

Chapter 10
Why has Shaz been acting odd?
a. she is in love with Farooq
b. She is in love with maryam
c. she is an oppium addict
d. a and c
How doeas Sams father react to Debbie?
a. very mad
b. he beat her
c. very happy
d, cried with happiness
Is the Kabul Beauty School still in business today?
a. yes
b. maybe (it was when the book was published in 2007)
c. no