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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 7, after Parvana makes a sale, how much longer does she stay in the marketplace before she leaves?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) About 3 hours.
(d) Another couple hours.

4. In Chapter 11, what does Parvana do when her mother asks her where she was that day?
(a) Shouts.
(b) Cries.
(c) Tells a lie.
(d) Stammers.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 12, where does Shauzia want to go?
(a) France.
(b) United States.
(c) United Kingdom.
(d) Germany.

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

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

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

12. In Chapter 12, what fruit does Parvana bring home for her family?
(a) Raisins.
(b) Dates.
(c) Apricots.
(d) Peaches and plums.

13. In Chapter 7, who is Parvana supposed to say she is if anyone asks her who she is while she is at the market?
(a) Father's nephew, Faisal.
(b) Mother's nephew, Jalal.
(c) Mother's nephew, Abdul.
(d) Father's nephew, Kaseem.

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

15. In Chapter 11, what does Mother give Parvana to eat for lunch when she digs up bones?
(a) Nan.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Rice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, what does Parvana find on her blanket after work?

3. In Chapter 8, what does one of the tea boys nearly run into while Parvana is watching?

4. In Chapter 8, how many are left of the Weera family?

5. At the end of Chapter 11, what does Parvana see a young Talib man carrying on a rope?

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