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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 5, where is Mother when Parvana returns from buying food?
(a) Washing diapers.
(b) Lying on the toshak.
(c) On the toshak facing the wall.
(d) Fixing supper.

2. In Chapter 1, what languages can Parvana's parents speak beside Dari and Pashtu?
(a) German.
(b) Spanish.
(c) French.
(d) English.

3. In Chapter 5, how does Parvana's hair fall after being cut?
(a) Falls in loose waves.
(b) Curls in a short fringe.
(c) Falls in tight curls.
(d) Hangs straight.

4. In Chapter 5, what does Parvana buy first when she goes to get food?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Nan.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Rice.

5. In Chapter 4 when Parvana puts together the pieces of the photo of her father, what part of his head is missing?
(a) Lips.
(b) Chin.
(c) Nose.
(d) Ear.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what color uniform did Parvana remember wearing to school?

2. In Chapter 2, what did Parvana's father teach before his school was bombed?

3. In Chapter 5, what does the cap look like that Parvana's mother gives her to wear?

4. In Chapter 5, what color hair does Mrs. Weera have?

5. In Chapter 3, what does Parvana's mother tell the guards?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 5, how does Parvana get away from a soldier in the market?

6. In Chapter 2, how does Parvana have to get water for the family?

7. In Chapter 6, how does Parvana feel and see herself after her hair is cut?

8. In Chapter 5, what happens when Parvana goes to the market?

9. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

10. What happens in Chapter 6 when Parvana goes to the market dressed as a boy?

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