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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) Turnips.
(b) Figs.
(c) Apples.
(d) Grapes.

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

3. In Chapter 4 when Parvana puts together the pieces of the photo of her father, what part of his head is missing?
(a) Chin.
(b) Lips.
(c) Nose.
(d) Ear.

4. In Chapter 1, what happened to the big house Parvana's family used to have?
(a) Taken over by Taliban.
(b) Destroyed by fire.
(c) Destroyed by a bomb.
(d) Sold because they could not afford it.

5. In Chapter 1, on what floor of an apartment building do Parvana and her family live?
(a) Second.
(b) First.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

6. In Chapter 3, who does Parvana remind herself would not be afraid?
(a) Rita Faizi.
(b) Malali.
(c) Maryam Durani.
(d) Meela Sarwar.

7. In Chapter 4, what does Mother do when she and Parvana come home from the prison?
(a) Fixes dinner.
(b) Tells the children what happened.
(c) Sits on the floor and cries.
(d) Lays down and cries.

8. In Chapter 1, what grade was Parvana in when she had to leave school?
(a) 7th.
(b) 9th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 5th.

9. In Chapter 5, what is done with Parvana's hair after it is cut?
(a) Made into a picture.
(b) Put in an envelope and stored.
(c) Thrown away.
(d) Tied in a ribbon and packed away.

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

11. In Chapter 2, in steps how big is the apartment where Parvana and her family live?
(a) 14 steps by 19 steps.
(b) 11 steps by 11 steps.
(c) 12 steps by 10 steps.
(d) 15 steps by 8 steps.

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

13. In Chapter 3, how did the Taliban order that windows be covered?
(a) With black paint.
(b) With paper.
(c) With heavy draperies.
(d) With white paint.

14. In Chapter 3, what is the name of the prison where Mother and Parvana walk?
(a) Sarposa Prison.
(b) Pul-i-Charkhi Prison.
(c) Ghazni Prison.
(d) Kunduz Prison.

15. In Chapter 2, how many trips does Parvana have to make for water if it is nearly empty?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how much bread does Parvana buy?

2. In Chapter 1, what had been Parvana's favorite subject in school?

3. In Chapter 5, how many pockets are in Hossain's shirt that Parvana wears?

4. In Chapter 5, what does the cap look like that Parvana's mother gives her to wear?

5. In Chapter 5, what has Parvana seen happen to shopkeepers who allow women into their shops?

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