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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 do when her mother asks her where she was that day?
(a) Cries.
(b) Tells a lie.
(c) Stammers.
(d) Shouts.

2. In Chapter 8, what is the medal for that Mrs. Weera shows Parvana?
(a) Volleyball.
(b) Hurdles.
(c) Running.
(d) Basketball.

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 8, what does Parvana find on her blanket after work?
(a) A few beads on a string.
(b) Earrings.
(c) A ring.
(d) Bracelet.

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

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

9. In Chapter 8, what do Mrs. Weera and Parvana use to move Mrs. Weera's belongings?
(a) Bicycle basket.
(b) Boxes.
(c) Karachi.
(d) Baskets.

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

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

12. In Chapter 12, when does Shauzia want to try to leave?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

13. In Chapter 8, where does Nooria sometimes wash the little children?
(a) Water tap.
(b) Bucket in the main room of their home.
(c) River.
(d) Bucket outside.

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

15. In Chapter 9, what does Shauzia give Parvana after work?
(a) Apricots.
(b) Walnuts.
(c) Almonds.
(d) Raisins.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, what does a man tell Parvana when she mistakes him for her father?

3. In Chapter 9, who does Shauzia say in her family disappeared after being arrested?

4. In Chapter 9, what subject does Parvana think that Shauzia was better in at school than she was?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Mother give Parvana to eat for lunch when she digs up bones?

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