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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 will they say that Parvana is from?
(a) Jalalabad.
(b) Islamabad.
(c) Baghlan.
(d) Peshawar.

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

3. In Chapter 5, how does Parvana feel after hauling water and not having food or water?
(a) Faint.
(b) Exhausted.
(c) Sick to her stomach.
(d) Dizzy.

4. In Chapter 2, when the British were fighting in Afghanistan, who encouraged the Afghan troops to keep fighting?
(a) An old man.
(b) A young girl.
(c) An old woman.
(d) A young boy.

5. In Chapter 4, what does Mother do when she and Parvana come home from the prison?
(a) Lays down and cries.
(b) Sits on the floor and cries.
(c) Fixes dinner.
(d) Tells the children what happened.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, in steps how big is the apartment where Parvana and her family live?

3. In Chapter 1, what language does Parvana speak best?

4. In Chapter 1, how many rooms are in Parvana's family's house?

5. In Chapter 1, what grade was Parvana in when she had to leave school?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why does Father need Parvana to help him walk?

2. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

3. Who is Mrs. Weera?

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

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

6. In Chapter 4, what did Mother do after returning home from the prison?

7. In Chapter 5, how does Mrs. Weera help Parvana and her family?

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

9. In Chapter 6, what do Mrs. Weera and Mother decide to do so that Parvana can go to the market?

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

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