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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 4, how long has it been since Mother has been out of the house since the Taliban took over?
(a) About 2 years.
(b) 20 months.
(c) 1 1/2 years.
(d) 14 months.

2. In Chapter 3, what does Parvana's mother tell the guards?
(a) "Do you recognize my husband?"
(b) "Release my husband."
(c) "Is my husband here?"
(d) "I'm here for my husband."

3. In Chapter 1, how long have Parvana, her mother, and sisters, been forced to stay home?
(a) 11 months.
(b) About 18 months.
(c) More than a year.
(d) 15 months.

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

5. In Chapter 2, what color silk dress does Maryam want some day?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Lavender.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why is Parvana at the Kabul market?

2. In Chapter 2, how old was Hossain when he was killed?

3. In Chapter 5, what is the smell that Mrs. Weera noticed in Parvana's family's apartment?

4. In Chapter 5, if anyone asks, where will they say that Parvana has gone?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Parvana buy first when she goes to get food?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 3, why did Parvana ask to write a note?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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