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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Parvana knock over when she runs from a soldier?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Turnips.
(c) Figs.
(d) Apples.

2. In Chapter 1, what name does Parvana's father give to the mountain that can be seen from their neighborhood?
(a) Shah Dahr.
(b) Kohe Urgunt.
(c) Mount Parvana.
(d) Noshaq.

3. In Chapter 2, what did Parvana's father teach before his school was bombed?
(a) Literature.
(b) History.
(c) Math.
(d) Science.

4. In Chapter 5, how much bread does Parvana buy?
(a) 10 loaves.
(b) 12 loaves.
(c) 5 loaves.
(d) 8 loaves.

5. In Chapter 1, why is Parvana at the Kabul market?
(a) To buy food.
(b) To read and write letters.
(c) To help her father walk to the market and back home.
(d) To socialize with friends.

6. In Chapter 4, what does Mother do when she and Parvana come home from the prison?
(a) Tells the children what happened.
(b) Sits on the floor and cries.
(c) Fixes dinner.
(d) Lays down and cries.

7. In Chapter 4 when Parvana puts together the pieces of the photo of her father, what part of his head is missing?
(a) Ear.
(b) Chin.
(c) Lips.
(d) Nose.

8. In Chapter 5, how long has mother been lying on the toshak?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

9. In Chapter 5, what color is Hossain's shalwar kameez that Parvana tries on?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Beige.
(d) Green.

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

11. In Chapter 5, what color hair does Mrs. Weera have?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

12. In Chapter 1, how long does Parvana say that a war has been going on in Afghanistan?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 5 years.

13. In Chapter 2, what color silk dress does Maryam want some day?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Pink.
(d) Lavender.

14. In Chapter 5, how does Parvana's hair fall after being cut?
(a) Falls in loose waves.
(b) Curls in a short fringe.
(c) Falls in tight curls.
(d) Hangs straight.

15. In Chapter 1, what had been Parvana's favorite subject in school?
(a) History.
(b) Math.
(c) Literature.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, how long has it been since Mother has been out of the house since the Taliban took over?

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

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

5. In Chapter 3, who does Parvana remind herself would not be afraid?

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