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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, where did Shauzia's brother go to look for work?
(a) Iran.
(b) India.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Pakistan.

2. At the end of Chapter 8, who trips and falls in front of Parvana?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A boy from her apartment building.
(c) An old man.
(d) A girl from Parvana's class.

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

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

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

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

7. At the end of Chapter 7, what is the weather?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Misty.
(c) Windy.
(d) Rainy.

8. In Chapter 7, how long does Parvana sit in the market before someone stops to have her read?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

9. In Chapter 8, where has Mrs. Weera been living?
(a) An abandoned school.
(b) In a ruined building near the marketplace.
(c) An abandoned animal pen.
(d) Room in the basement of a ruined building.

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

11. 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.

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

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

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

15. In Chapter 8, for how long each day after lunch do Parvana, Nooria, Ali, and Maryam go outside?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 45 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how many days of Parvana's work would it take to equal what they earned for digging bones?

2. In Chapter 12, how does Shauzia plan to get where she wants to go?

3. In Chapter 9, who does Shauzia, her mother, and her sisters live with?

4. In Chapter 12, how many days does Parvana stay home?

5. In Chapter 9, what happened to Shauzia's father?

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