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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. In Chapter 7, where is the letter from that Parvana is asked to read?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Iran.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

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

5. In Chapter 12, what color flowers did Shauzia see in a picture of the place that she wants to go?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.

6. In Chapter 9, what subject does Parvana think that Shauzia was better in at school than she was?
(a) P.E.
(b) Science.
(c) Math.
(d) Spelling.

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

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

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

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

11. In Chapter 9, how long has Shauzia been working as a tea boy?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 7 months.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10 when Parvana and Shauzia have a full blanket of bones, how many skulls have they found?

2. In Chapter 11, who speaks up when Mother forbids Parvana to dig up bones again to persuade her to allow Parvana to continue?

3. In Chapter 11, what does Parvana do with the lunch her mother gives her when she is digging up bones?

4. In Chapter 10, where does Parvana hide the money she is saving?

5. In Chapter 7, to whom is the letter addressed that Parvana reads?

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