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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, what name does Parvana's father give to the mountain that can be seen from their neighborhood?
(a) Kohe Urgunt.
(b) Shah Dahr.
(c) Mount Parvana.
(d) Noshaq.

2. In Chapter 1, where is most of the fighting happening?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

3. In Chapter 2, how many trips does Parvana have to make for water if it is nearly empty?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. In Chapter 5, what is done with Parvana's hair after it is cut?
(a) Tied in a ribbon and packed away.
(b) Thrown away.
(c) Made into a picture.
(d) Put in an envelope and stored.

5. In Chapter 5, who does Parvana run into when she is running from a solider?
(a) A woman and a young girl.
(b) A woman carrying a child.
(c) A woman and a young boy.
(d) A woman with two toddlers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, where will they say that Parvana is from?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Parvana dream about after she and Mother return home from the prison?

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

4. In Chapter 1, where does Parvana think that some of her friends' families have fled?

5. In Chapter 5, what color is Hossain's shalwar kameez that Parvana tries on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 6, what does Parvana wear and how do the clothes fit?

4. In Chapter 1, what is the place like where Parvana and her family live?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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