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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 was Mrs. Weera's job before the Taliban made her leave her job?
(a) Home economics teacher.
(b) Physical education teacher.
(c) English teacher.
(d) Science teacher.

2. In Chapter 5, what has Parvana seen happen to shopkeepers who allow women into their shops?
(a) Arrested.
(b) Shot.
(c) Killed.
(d) Beaten.

3. In Chapter 1, what grade was Parvana in when she had to leave school?
(a) 7th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 9th.

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

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

6. In Chapter 1, on what floor of an apartment building do Parvana and her family live?
(a) Second.
(b) Third.
(c) Fourth.
(d) First.

7. In Chapter 5, how many trips does Parvana make to get water?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

8. In Chapter 1, where does Parvana think that some of her friends' families have fled?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Bangladesh.
(c) Iran.
(d) India.

9. In Chapter 5, how does Parvana feel after hauling water and not having food or water?
(a) Sick to her stomach.
(b) Dizzy.
(c) Faint.
(d) Exhausted.

10. In Chapter 4, on what day after Parvana and Mother return from the prison does the family run out of food?
(a) 2nd.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 5th.
(d) 4th.

11. In Chapter 1, how old is Parvana?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

12. In Chapter 1, what language does Parvana speak best?
(a) Arabic.
(b) Dari.
(c) Balochi.
(d) Pashto.

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

14. In Chapter 2, how did Parvana remember that Hossain was killed?
(a) Shot in crossfire.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Bomb.
(d) Land mine.

15. In Chapter 3, what does Parvana hide in her chador?
(a) Food.
(b) Reading material.
(c) Photo of her father.
(d) Photo of her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Parvana dream about after she and Mother return home from the prison?

2. In Chapter 2, in steps how big is the apartment where Parvana and her family live?

3. Whose clothes will Parvana wear in Chapter 5?

4. In Chapter 5, where is Mother when Parvana returns from buying food?

5. In Chapter 2, when did Father say that the British tried to take over Afghanistan?

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