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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 10 when Parvana and Shauzia have a full blanket of bones, how many skulls have they found?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

2. In Chapter 10, how many buildings are intact near the cemetery where Parvana and Shauzia go?
(a) None.
(b) 3 to 4.
(c) 5 or 6.
(d) A few.

3. In Chapter 12, where does Shauzia want to go?
(a) Germany.
(b) United States.
(c) United Kingdom.
(d) France.

4. In Chapter 7, what is Parvana supposed to tell people happened to her father?
(a) He hurt his hand.
(b) He is ill.
(c) He is working for the Taliban.
(d) He is traveling.

5. In Chapter 11, what do Parvana and Shauzia decide to sell on their trays?
(a) Cigarettes, chewing, gum, and matches.
(b) Tea and cookies.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what color flowers did Shauzia see in a picture of the place that she wants to go?

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

3. In Chapter 7, to whom is the letter addressed that Parvana reads?

4. In Chapter 9, who does Shauzia say in her family disappeared after being arrested?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Parvana sell in small bags?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, why is Parvana afraid to go in a ruined building to go to the bathroom?

2. In Chapter 7, what work does Mother suggest that Parvana do?

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

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

5. In Chapter 7, what item does Mrs. Weera still have that she is proud of?

6. 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?

7. In Chapter 11, what does Parvana do when Mother asks where she was and says that she was terrified for her safety?

8. In Chapter 10, what does the cemetery look and smell like where Parvana and Shauzia go to dig up bones?

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

10. In Chapter 12, why is Shauzia saving money?

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