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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Her shoe.
(d) Shoulder bag.

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

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

4. In Chapter 12, how many girls does Nooria teach in the secret school that is started?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

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

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

7. In Chapter 12, who does Shauzia plan to travel with to Pakistan?
(a) Camel drivers.
(b) Nomads.
(c) Herders.
(d) Shepherds.

8. 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 boy.
(b) A small girl.
(c) A woman.
(d) An old man.

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

10. 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.

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

12. In Chapter 10, how many blankets do Shauzia and Parvana fill with bones in the afternoon?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

13. At the end of Chapter 11, what does Parvana see a young Talib man carrying on a rope?
(a) Necklaces.
(b) Severed hands.
(c) Severed fingers.
(d) Watches.

14. In Chapter 9, how long has Parvana been going to the market dressed as a boy?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) Almost a month.
(c) About 2 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what do Parvana and Shauzia decide to sell on their trays?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Shauzia give Parvana after work?

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

4. In Chapter 10, how many times does the bone broker have to fill the bucket on his scales in order to weigh all of Parvana and Shauzia's bones?

5. In Chapter 7, how long does Parvana sit in the market before someone stops to have her read?

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