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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what color uniform did Parvana remember wearing to school?
(a) Red and blue.
(b) Green and white.
(c) Black and khaki.
(d) Blue and white.

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

3. In Chapter 3, what relative did Parvana remember was arrested for protesting the Soviet occupation of the country?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Uncle.

4. In Chapter 2, how many soldiers come and take away Father?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. In Chapter 2, what did a soldier use to hit Mother on the head?
(a) Rifle.
(b) Fist.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Pot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, on what day after Parvana and Mother return from the prison does the family run out of food?

2. In Chapter 2, what did Parvana's father teach before his school was bombed?

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

4. In Chapter 3, what is the name of the prison where Mother and Parvana walk?

5. In Chapter 2, when the British were fighting in Afghanistan, who encouraged the Afghan troops to keep fighting?

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