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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, who does Shauzia, her mother, and her sisters live with?
(a) Her mother's parents.
(b) A cousin.
(c) An uncle.
(d) Her father's parents.

2. In Chapter 9, what gift does Parvana receive from the Window Woman?
(a) White handkerchief with red embroidery.
(b) White handkerchief with green embroidery.
(c) White handkerchief with yellow embroidery.
(d) White handkerchief with blue embroidery.

3. In Chapter 10, where does Parvana hide the money she is saving?
(a) Behind a brick in the wall by her apartment.
(b) A pocket.
(c) Shoulder bag.
(d) Her shoe.

4. In Chapter 9, what happened to Shauzia's father?
(a) Died in a bombing.
(b) Died of a bad heart.
(c) Died of pneumonia.
(d) Died from a gunshot wound.

5. In Chapter 10, what do Parvana and Shauzia use to dig up bones?
(a) Rough boards.
(b) Shovel.
(c) Their hands.
(d) Broken trowels.

6. In Chapter 8, who does Parvana see when she looks through the window near where she sits in the marketplace each day?
(a) A small girl.
(b) A woman.
(c) A small boy.
(d) An old man.

7. In Chapter 12, what month is it?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) May.

8. In Chapter 11, what do Parvana and Shauzia see happening in the sport stadium?
(a) Thieves being punished.
(b) People fighting.
(c) People beheaded.
(d) A Taliban firing squad.

9. In Chapter 9, what subject does Parvana think that Shauzia was better in at school than she was?
(a) Spelling.
(b) P.E.
(c) Science.
(d) Math.

10. In Chapter 9, who does Shauzia say in her family disappeared after being arrested?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Brother.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Cousin.

11. In Chapter 11, what does Parvana secret friend give her the first morning back at her letter-reading post?
(a) Blue wooden bead.
(b) Yellow wooden bead.
(c) Red wooden bead.
(d) White wooden bead.

12. In Chapter 11, how long does it take Parvana and Shauzia digging bones to earn money to buy trays?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 4 weeks.

13. What type of birds do Parvana and Shauzia see at the cemetery in Chapter 10?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Crows.
(d) Hawks.

14. In Chapter 12, what does Parvana try to learn from Nooria?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Essay writing.
(c) Mending.
(d) Sewing.

15. In Chapter 8, how many are left of the Weera family?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what do Mrs. Weera and Parvana use to move Mrs. Weera's belongings?

2. In Chapter 7, who is Parvana supposed to say she is if anyone asks her who she is while she is at the market?

3. In Chapter 8, what does a man tell Parvana when she mistakes him for her father?

4. In Chapter 9, what is the name of the girl Parvana sees?

5. In Chapter 9, where did Shauzia's brother go to look for work?

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