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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how long has it been since Mother has been out of the house since the Taliban took over?
(a) 1 1/2 years.
(b) 14 months.
(c) 20 months.
(d) About 2 years.

2. 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.

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

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

5. In Chapter 1, what languages can Parvana's parents speak beside Dari and Pashtu?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Spanish.
(d) English.

6. In Chapter 5, how many cups of water does Parvana get to drink after the water is boiled?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

7. In Chapter 5, who does Parvana run into when she is running from a solider?
(a) A woman and a young boy.
(b) A woman with two toddlers.
(c) A woman and a young girl.
(d) A woman carrying a child.

8. In Chapter 2, how old was Hossain when he was killed?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

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

10. In Chapter 5, what does the cap look like that Parvana's mother gives her to wear?
(a) White with embroidery.
(b) Green felt.
(c) Blue with embroidery.
(d) White felt.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who does Nooria say that they will tell people Parvana is?

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

3. In Chapter 5, what does Parvana's hair feel like after being cut?

4. In Chapter 5, where will they say that Parvana is from?

5. In Chapter 1, during how much of Parvana's life had bombs fallen?

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