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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what does Parvana coach Maryam on?
(a) Times tables.
(b) Subtraction.
(c) Addition.
(d) Counting.

2. In Chapter 12, how does Shauzia plan to get where she wants to go?
(a) Boat.
(b) Walk.
(c) Plane.
(d) Caravan.

3. In Chapter 7, to whom is the letter addressed that Parvana reads?
(a) Camila Hussaini.
(b) Aliah Durani.
(c) Madina Niazai.
(d) Fatima Azima.

4. In Chapter 10, how many days of Parvana's work would it take to equal what they earned for digging bones?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. In Chapter 12, where does Shauzia want to go?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) United States.
(d) United Kingdom.

6. In Chapter 12, what does Parvana sell in small bags?
(a) Hard candies.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Baklava.
(d) Dried fruit and nuts.

7. In Chapter 7, after Parvana makes a sale, how much longer does she stay in the marketplace before she leaves?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) Another couple hours.
(c) About 3 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

8. In Chapter 10, how many buildings are intact near the cemetery where Parvana and Shauzia go?
(a) 3 to 4.
(b) A few.
(c) 5 or 6.
(d) None.

9. In Chapter 8, what does Maryam wear on her feet?
(a) Old shoes.
(b) Sandals.
(c) Layers of cloth.
(d) Old sneakers.

10. In Chapter 9, what is the name of the girl Parvana sees?
(a) Elaha.
(b) Tela.
(c) Shauzia.
(d) Amena.

11. How much money does Parvana keep from selling bones in Chapter 10?
(a) Two-thirds.
(b) Half.
(c) One-third.
(d) One-fourth.

12. In Chapter 11, who speaks up when Mother forbids Parvana to dig up bones again to persuade her to allow Parvana to continue?
(a) Maryam.
(b) Nooria.
(c) Shauzia.
(d) Mrs. Weera.

13. In Chapter 8, what does Parvana find on her blanket when she is about to shake it out and go home?
(a) Yellow embroidered wool.
(b) Green embroidered wool.
(c) Gray embroidered wool.
(d) White enbroidered wool.

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

15. In Chapter 8, what do Parvana's family eat most days?
(a) Rice and vegetables.
(b) Rice with a small bit of meat.
(c) Nan and a few vegetables.
(d) Nan and tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, where does Parvana hide the money she is saving?

2. In Chapter 8, where does Nooria sometimes wash the little children?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Parvana try to learn from Nooria?

4. In Chapter 8, what does one of the tea boys nearly run into while Parvana is watching?

5. In Chapter 8, how many are left of the Weera family?

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