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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 8, for how long each day after lunch do Parvana, Nooria, Ali, and Maryam go outside?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

2. In Chapter 12, what fruit does Parvana bring home for her family?
(a) Dates.
(b) Peaches and plums.
(c) Raisins.
(d) Apricots.

3. In Chapter 8, what does a man tell Parvana when she mistakes him for her father?
(a) Not to give up hope.
(b) Go away.
(c) Not bother him.
(d) Keep looking.

4. In Chapter 11, what do Parvana and Shauzia see happening in the sport stadium?
(a) A Taliban firing squad.
(b) People fighting.
(c) People beheaded.
(d) Thieves being punished.

5. In Chapter 10, how many blankets do Shauzia and Parvana fill with bones in the afternoon?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how many times does the bone broker have to fill the bucket on his scales in order to weigh all of Parvana and Shauzia's bones?

2. In Chapter 8, what does one of the tea boys nearly run into while Parvana is watching?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Parvana coach Maryam on?

4. In Chapter 9, what subject does Parvana think that Shauzia was better in at school than she was?

5. In Chapter 8, what is the medal for that Mrs. Weera shows Parvana?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 7, what story is Parvana to tell if anyone asks her who she is at the market, and why she is there?

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

5. In Chapter 11, what does Mrs. Weera say that bones can be used for?

6. 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?

7. In Chapter 10, what does Shauzia say when Parvana asks if the people buried in the cemetery would mind being dug up?

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

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

10. In Chapter 12, how does Parvana spend some days at home?

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