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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, where does Parvana think that some of her friends' families have fled?
(a) Iran.
(b) India.
(c) Bangladesh.
(d) Pakistan.

2. In Chapter 1, what grade was Parvana in when she had to leave school?
(a) 9th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 7th.
(d) 5th.

3. In Chapter 1, what was the first group of people who began fighting in Afghanistan?
(a) Soviets.
(b) Iraquis.
(c) Arabs.
(d) Iranians.

4. In Chapter 3, what relative did Parvana remember was arrested for protesting the Soviet occupation of the country?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Grandmother.

5. In Chapter 1, what was Parvana's mother's job before the Taliban came?
(a) Reporter.
(b) Writer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) School teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what color is the outfit that Parvana's mother says they need to sell?

2. In Chapter 1, on what floor of an apartment building do Parvana and her family live?

3. In Chapter 5, who does Nooria say that they will tell people Parvana is?

4. In Chapter 1, what happened to the big house Parvana's family used to have?

5. In Chapter 5, how long has mother been lying on the toshak?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what physical issues do Parvana and her mother have when they return home from the prison?

2. In Chapter 2, what are Mother and Nooria always doing and why?

3. In Chapter 4, what did Mother tell Father when he tried to get her out into the city?

4. In Chapter 4, how does Ali act when his mother is sleeping so much?

5. In Chapter 1, why is Parvana not to be outside?

6. In Chapter 3, what happens when Parvana and her mother go to the prison to find Father?

7. In Chapter 2, what is the inside of the apartment like where Parvana and her family live?

8. In Chapter 1, what changes in Parvana's family's life occured after the Taliban came?

9. In Chapter 3, what order of the Taliban did Father refuse to follow and why?

10. In Chapter 3, what does Parvana miss and why?

(see the answer keys)

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