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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 3, what does Parvana's mother tell the guards?

2. In Chapter 2, how did Parvana remember that Hossain was killed?

3. In Chapter 5, what was Mrs. Weera's job before the Taliban made her leave her job?

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

5. In Chapter 2, how many trips does Parvana have to make for water if it is nearly empty?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what do Mrs. Weera and Mother decide to do so that Parvana can go to the market?

2. What happens in Chapter 6 when Parvana goes to the market dressed as a boy?

3. In Chapter 4, what physical issues do Parvana and her mother have when they return home from the prison?

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

5. In Chapter 4, what did Mother do after returning home from the prison?

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

7. In Chapter 3, what happens when Parvana and her mother go to the prison to find Father?

8. In Chapter 2, how does Parvana have to get water for the family?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After going to the prison, Mother sleeps and cries for many days. What is Mother’s condition when she returns from the prison? Why does she withdraw from life? What is revealed about emotional shock and depression through her actions?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Sometimes the author leaves readers wondering what will happen next at the end of a chapter. What type of literary device is used when an author leaves readers wonder what will happen at the end of a chapter? How is a cliffhanger intended to build suspense? Does the use of cliffhangers in The Breadwinner increase suspense?

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