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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, where will they say that Parvana is from?

2. In Chapter 1, where does Parvana think that some of her friends' families have fled?

3. In Chapter 5, how much rice does Parvana buy at the grocery shop?

4. In Chapter 5, where is Mother when Parvana returns from buying food?

5. In Chapter 3, what does Parvana hide in her chador?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what order of the Taliban did Father refuse to follow and why?

2. In Chapter 6, how does Parvana feel and see herself after her hair is cut?

3. In Chapter 5, how does Mrs. Weera help Parvana and her family?

4. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

5. Who is Mrs. Weera?

6. In Chapter 4, how does Ali act when his mother is sleeping so much?

7. In Chapter 2, what are Mother and Nooria always doing and why?

8. In Chapter 1, what changes in Parvana's family's life occured after the Taliban came?

9. In Chapter 1, why is Parvana not to be outside?

10. In Chapter 1, why does Father need Parvana to help him walk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Parvana and Shauzia temporarily take on a difficult job to earn money quickly. What job do the girls perform? Why is the activity questionable? What does the author communicate about the morality of digging up bones from graves and selling them?

Essay Topic 2

Parvana is 11 years old. In what way is Parvana’s story a coming-of-age story? How and why does Parvana mature and grow in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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