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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does the girl that Parvana sees tell her to call her?
(a) Rafiq.
(b) Shafiq.
(c) Gawhar.
(d) Baktash.

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

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

4. In Chapter 12, what does Parvana want to do?
(a) Find her father and get him back.
(b) Go back to their big house.
(c) Go back to being a girl.
(d) Be an ordinary kid and go to school.

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

6. 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.

7. In Chapter 8, what do Mrs. Weera and Mother plan to start together?
(a) Magazine.
(b) Babysitting business.
(c) Sewing business.
(d) Newspaper.

8. In Chapter 12, what color flowers did Shauzia see in a picture of the place that she wants to go?
(a) Purple.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

9. In Chapter 12, how often do the things that Parvana and Shauzia saw at the stadium happen?
(a) Every Sunday.
(b) Every Saturday.
(c) Every Friday.
(d) Every Thursday.

10. In Chapter 8, where does Mrs. Weera move?
(a) A block from Parvana's family.
(b) In with Parvana's family.
(c) An apartment in the same building as Parvana's family.
(d) Across the street from Parvana's family.

11. In Chapter 8, what does one of the tea boys nearly run into while Parvana is watching?
(a) Donkey.
(b) Tea stand.
(c) Vegetable stand.
(d) Karachi.

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

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

14. In Chapter 7, what does Parvana sell during her first day in the marketplace?
(a) Chador.
(b) Shalwar kameez.
(c) Blanket.
(d) Shoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Maryam wear on her feet?

2. In Chapter 8, where has Mrs. Weera been living?

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 8, what is the medal for that Mrs. Weera shows Parvana?

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