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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how much rice does Parvana buy at the grocery shop?
(a) 8 pounds.
(b) 5 pounds.
(c) 4 pounds.
(d) 6 pounds.

2. In Chapter 2, how many soldiers come and take away Father?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

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

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

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

7. 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) 20 months.
(c) 14 months.
(d) About 2 years.

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

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

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

11. In Chapter 5, what is the smell that Mrs. Weera noticed in Parvana's family's apartment?
(a) Dirty diapers.
(b) Dirty clothes.
(c) Food scraps.
(d) The toilet.

12. In Chapter 3, how did the Taliban order that windows be covered?
(a) With paper.
(b) With white paint.
(c) With heavy draperies.
(d) With black paint.

13. In Chapter 1, during how much of Parvana's life had bombs fallen?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) All of her life.

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

15. In Chapter 2, in steps how big is the apartment where Parvana and her family live?
(a) 14 steps by 19 steps.
(b) 11 steps by 11 steps.
(c) 15 steps by 8 steps.
(d) 12 steps by 10 steps.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who cuts Parvana's hair?

2. In Chapter 5, who is the child with Mrs. Weera?

3. In Chapter 5, how many cups of water does Parvana get to drink after the water is boiled?

4. How old is Nooria in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 5, how does Parvana feel after hauling water and not having food or water?

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