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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 11, what does Parvana secret friend give her the first morning back at her letter-reading post?
(a) Blue wooden bead.
(b) Red wooden bead.
(c) Yellow wooden bead.
(d) White wooden bead.

2. At the end of Chapter 8, who trips and falls in front of Parvana?
(a) An old man.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A girl from Parvana's class.
(d) A boy from her apartment building.

3. In Chapter 9, what gift does Parvana receive from the Window Woman?
(a) White handkerchief with green embroidery.
(b) White handkerchief with yellow embroidery.
(c) White handkerchief with red embroidery.
(d) White handkerchief with blue embroidery.

4. In Chapter 7, what does Parvana sell during her first day in the marketplace?
(a) Blanket.
(b) Chador.
(c) Shalwar kameez.
(d) Shoes.

5. In Chapter 12, what does Parvana try to learn from Nooria?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Essay writing.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Mending.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what is Parvana supposed to tell people happened to her father?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Parvana do with the lunch her mother gives her when she is digging up bones?

3. In Chapter 12, who does Shauzia plan to travel with to Pakistan?

4. In Chapter 7, who is Parvana supposed to say she is if anyone asks her who she is while she is at the market?

5. In Chapter 8, where does Mrs. Weera move?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what do Parvana and Shauzia decide to do with the money they earn digging bones?

2. In Chapter 7, what are Parvana's thoughts after she reads a letter for a Taliban soldier?

3. In Chapter 8, how will Mother and Mrs. Weera publish their magazine?

4. In Chapter 7, what will be everyone's responsibilities when Mrs. Weera moves in with Parvana's family?

5. What does Nooria say in Chapter 11 when Mother says that Parvana cannot continue digging up bones?

6. In Chapter 11, what do Parvana and Shauzia see in the sports stadium, and who tries to protect them?

7. In Chapter 8, where does Shauzia live and with whom?

8. In Chapter 12, what sounds does Parvana hear the window above her place in the marketplace?

9. In Chapter 7, what does Parvana find on her blanket at the end of a day that she thinks comes from the window behind where she sits every day?

10. In Chapter 7, where is Mrs. Weera living before she moves to lives with Parvana's family, and what does she say about the remaining members of her family?

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