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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 7, who wants Parvana to read a letter?
(a) An old woman.
(b) An old man.
(c) Taliban soldier.
(d) A young woman with a baby.

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

5. In Chapter 8, what does a man tell Parvana when she mistakes him for her father?
(a) Go away.
(b) Keep looking.
(c) Not bother him.
(d) Not to give up hope.

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 11, what do Parvana and Shauzia think is going on at the sports stadium?
(a) Soccer game.
(b) Buzkashi.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Track and field events.

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

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

12. 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) White enbroidered wool.
(c) Gray embroidered wool.
(d) Green embroidered wool.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what is Parvana supposed to tell people happened to her father?

2. In Chapter 9, what gift does Parvana receive from the Window Woman?

3. In Chapter 12, what body of water does Shauzia plan to cross to get where she wants to go?

4. In Chapter 8, what do Mrs. Weera and Mother plan to start together?

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

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