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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, where will they say that Parvana is from?
(a) Peshawar.
(b) Baghlan.
(c) Jalalabad.
(d) Islamabad.

2. In Chapter 2, how many trips does Parvana have to make for water if it is nearly empty?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. In Chapter 5, what was Mrs. Weera's job before the Taliban made her leave her job?
(a) English teacher.
(b) Science teacher.
(c) Physical education teacher.
(d) Home economics teacher.

4. 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.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 4, what does Parvana eat after returning from the prison and sleeping?
(a) Cold rice and hot tea.
(b) Hot rice and hot tea.
(c) Beans and rice.
(d) Water and nan.

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

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

11. In Chapter 2, when the British were fighting in Afghanistan, who encouraged the Afghan troops to keep fighting?
(a) A young girl.
(b) An old man.
(c) A young boy.
(d) An old woman.

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

13. In Chapter 5, how many pockets are in Hossain's shirt that Parvana wears?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

14. In Chapter 2, when did Father say that the British tried to take over Afghanistan?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1874.
(d) 1886.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what is the smell that Mrs. Weera noticed in Parvana's family's apartment?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Mother do when she and Parvana come home from the prison?

3. In Chapter 3, what relative did Parvana remember was arrested for protesting the Soviet occupation of the country?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Parvana hide from the soliders?

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

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