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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

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 green embroidery.
(c) White handkerchief with red embroidery.
(d) White handkerchief with blue embroidery.

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

3. In Chapter 5, what does Parvana's hair feel like after being cut?
(a) Fine and soft.
(b) Bristly and soft.
(c) Silky.
(d) Smooth.

4. At the end of Chapter 8, who trips and falls in front of Parvana?
(a) A boy from her apartment building.
(b) A girl from Parvana's class.
(c) An old woman.
(d) An old man.

5. In Chapter 3, what does Parvana's mother tell the guards?
(a) "Do you recognize my husband?"
(b) "Release my husband."
(c) "I'm here for my husband."
(d) "Is my husband here?"

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what do Parvana's family eat most days?

2. In Chapter 5, who does Parvana run into when she is running from a solider?

3. In Chapter 1, what happened to the big house Parvana's family used to have?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Parvana knock over when she runs from a soldier?

5. In Chapter 1, how long does Parvana say that a war has been going on in Afghanistan?

(see the answer key)

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