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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what happened to Shauzia's father?
(a) Died from a gunshot wound.
(b) Died of a bad heart.
(c) Died of pneumonia.
(d) Died in a bombing.

2. In Chapter 12, how does Shauzia plan to get where she wants to go?
(a) Walk.
(b) Boat.
(c) Plane.
(d) Caravan.

3. In Chapter 11, what does Parvana do when her mother asks her where she was that day?
(a) Tells a lie.
(b) Shouts.
(c) Stammers.
(d) Cries.

4. In Chapter 12, who does Shauzia plan to travel with to Pakistan?
(a) Nomads.
(b) Shepherds.
(c) Herders.
(d) Camel drivers.

5. In Chapter 8, for how long each day after lunch do Parvana, Nooria, Ali, and Maryam go outside?
(a) An hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

6. In Chapter 11, why was Parvana's family worried when she did not come home for lunch?
(a) They thought she was arrested.
(b) They thought she had got lost.
(c) They thought she stepped on a land mine.
(d) They thought she had been hurt.

7. In Chapter 10, how many buildings are intact near the cemetery where Parvana and Shauzia go?
(a) A few.
(b) 3 to 4.
(c) 5 or 6.
(d) None.

8. In Chapter 8, what does a man tell Parvana when she mistakes him for her father?
(a) Go away.
(b) Keep looking.
(c) Not bother him.
(d) Not to give up hope.

9. In Chapter 9, how long has Parvana been going to the market dressed as a boy?
(a) About 2 weeks.
(b) Almost a month.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 weeks.

10. In Chapter 9, where did Shauzia's brother go to look for work?
(a) Iran.
(b) India.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Iraq.

11. In Chapter 9, what subject does Parvana think that Shauzia was better in at school than she was?
(a) Spelling.
(b) P.E.
(c) Science.
(d) Math.

12. How much money does Parvana keep from selling bones in Chapter 10?
(a) Half.
(b) One-third.
(c) One-fourth.
(d) Two-thirds.

13. In Chapter 12, what season is it?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

14. In Chapter 12, when does Shauzia want to try to leave?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

15. In Chapter 12, what does Parvana coach Maryam on?
(a) Addition.
(b) Times tables.
(c) Counting.
(d) Subtraction.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, to whom is the letter addressed that Parvana reads?

2. In Chapter 12, where does Shauzia want to go?

3. In Chapter 7, where is the letter from that Parvana is asked to read?

4. In Chapter 10, how many blankets do Shauzia and Parvana fill with bones in the afternoon?

5. In Chapter 9, who does Shauzia say in her family disappeared after being arrested?

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