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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 8, what do Mrs. Weera and Mother plan to start together?
(a) Babysitting business.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Sewing business.
(d) Magazine.

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

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

4. In Chapter 8, what does Parvana find on her blanket after work?
(a) Bracelet.
(b) A few beads on a string.
(c) A ring.
(d) Earrings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, where does Nooria sometimes wash the little children?

2. In Chapter 11, why was Parvana's family worried when she did not come home for lunch?

3. In Chapter 8, for how long each day after lunch do Parvana, Nooria, Ali, and Maryam go outside?

4. In Chapter 10, how many days of Parvana's work would it take to equal what they earned for digging bones?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Parvana want to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, what item does Mrs. Weera still have that she is proud of?

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

4. In Chapter 7, what will be everyone's responsibilities when Mrs. Weera moves in with Parvana's family?

5. In Chapter 10, what does Shauzia say when Parvana asks if the people buried in the cemetery would mind being dug up?

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

7. In Chapter 8, what does Shauzia tell Parvana about her family and the work she is doing?

8. In Chapter 10, what does the cemetery look and smell like where Parvana and Shauzia go to dig up bones?

9. In Chapter 7, where is Mrs. Weera living before she moves to lives with Parvana's family, and what does she say about the remaining members of her family?

10. In Chapter 12, how does Parvana spend some days at home?

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