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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Parvana knock over when she runs from a soldier?
(a) Figs.
(b) Turnips.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Apples.

2. In Chapter 5, where is Mother when Parvana returns from buying food?
(a) Washing diapers.
(b) Lying on the toshak.
(c) On the toshak facing the wall.
(d) Fixing supper.

3. In Chapter 5, if anyone asks, where will they say that Parvana has gone?
(a) Khushab.
(b) Lahore.
(c) Jammu.
(d) Kunduz.

4. In Chapter 5, who cuts Parvana's hair?
(a) Mrs. Weera.
(b) Nooria.
(c) Parvana.
(d) Her mother.

5. In Chapter 5, how many trips does Parvana make to get water?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

6. In Chapter 4, what does Parvana dream about after she and Mother return home from the prison?
(a) Walking.
(b) Her father.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) The scene at the prison.

7. In Chapter 2, when did Father say that the British tried to take over Afghanistan?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1886.
(d) 1893.

8. In Chapter 1, during how much of Parvana's life had bombs fallen?
(a) 2 years.
(b) All of her life.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

9. In Chapter 4, how long has it been since Mother has been out of the house since the Taliban took over?
(a) 14 months.
(b) 1 1/2 years.
(c) 20 months.
(d) About 2 years.

10. In Chapter 5, what color hair does Mrs. Weera have?
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

11. In Chapter 5, where will they say that Parvana is from?
(a) Baghlan.
(b) Islamabad.
(c) Peshawar.
(d) Jalalabad.

12. In Chapter 1, what languages can Parvana's parents speak beside Dari and Pashtu?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Spanish.

13. In Chapter 5, how do they plan to have Parvana go to the market?
(a) Dressed as a boy.
(b) With Mrs. Weera's son.
(c) In a burka with a note.
(d) With Mrs. Weera's husband.

14. In Chapter 5, what is the smell that Mrs. Weera noticed in Parvana's family's apartment?
(a) Dirty clothes.
(b) Dirty diapers.
(c) The toilet.
(d) Food scraps.

15. In Chapter 3, what does Parvana's mother tell the guards?
(a) "I'm here for my husband."
(b) "Release my husband."
(c) "Do you recognize my husband?"
(d) "Is my husband here?"

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what relative did Parvana remember was arrested for protesting the Soviet occupation of the country?

2. In Chapter 2, what does Parvana hide from the soliders?

3. In Chapter 2, in steps how big is the apartment where Parvana and her family live?

4. In Chapter 1, what happened to the big house Parvana's family used to have?

5. In Chapter 3, who does Parvana remind herself would not be afraid?

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