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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what gift does Parvana receive from the Window Woman?
(a) White handkerchief with yellow embroidery.
(b) White handkerchief with red embroidery.
(c) White handkerchief with green embroidery.
(d) White handkerchief with blue embroidery.

2. In Chapter 8, what does one of the tea boys nearly run into while Parvana is watching?
(a) Tea stand.
(b) Vegetable stand.
(c) Karachi.
(d) Donkey.

3. In Chapter 8, where does Mrs. Weera move?
(a) An apartment in the same building as Parvana's family.
(b) Across the street from Parvana's family.
(c) A block from Parvana's family.
(d) In with Parvana's family.

4. In Chapter 11, what do Parvana and Shauzia decide to sell on their trays?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Cigarettes, chewing, gum, and matches.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Tea and cookies.

5. In Chapter 9, how long has Shauzia been working as a tea boy?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 8 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, who wants Parvana to read a letter?

2. In Chapter 8, what does a man tell Parvana when she mistakes him for her father?

3. In Chapter 12, what season is it?

4. In Chapter 12, when does Shauzia want to try to leave?

5. In Chapter 9, what does the girl that Parvana sees tell her to call her?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what are Parvana's thoughts after she reads a letter for a Taliban soldier?

2. In Chapter 7, what work does Mother suggest that Parvana do?

3. In Chapter 8, how will Mother and Mrs. Weera publish their magazine?

4. In Chapter 8, where does Shauzia live and with whom?

5. In Chapter 7, what is Parvana asked to read, and who asks her to read?

6. In Chapter 7, what story is Parvana to tell if anyone asks her who she is at the market, and why she is there?

7. In Chapter 8, what does Parvana discover an old classmate doing in the market?

8. In Chapter 12, why is Shauzia saving money?

9. What does Nooria say in Chapter 11 when Mother says that Parvana cannot continue digging up bones?

10. In Chapter 10, what do Parvana and Shauzia decide to do with the money they earn digging bones?

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