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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, how long does it take Parvana and Shauzia digging bones to earn money to buy trays?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

2. In Chapter 8, what does Maryam wear on her feet?
(a) Old shoes.
(b) Sandals.
(c) Layers of cloth.
(d) Old sneakers.

3. In Chapter 8, where does Mrs. Weera move?
(a) A block from Parvana's family.
(b) An apartment in the same building as Parvana's family.
(c) In with Parvana's family.
(d) Across the street from Parvana's family.

4. In Chapter 8, what does one of the tea boys nearly run into while Parvana is watching?
(a) Tea stand.
(b) Vegetable stand.
(c) Karachi.
(d) Donkey.

5. In Chapter 12, how does Shauzia plan to get where she wants to go?
(a) Plane.
(b) Walk.
(c) Caravan.
(d) Boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what does Parvana try to learn from Nooria?

2. In Chapter 8, where does Nooria sometimes wash the little children?

3. In Chapter 7, after Parvana makes a sale, how much longer does she stay in the marketplace before she leaves?

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

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 8, what does Parvana discover an old classmate doing in the market?

9. In Chapter 12, what is it like where Shauzia lives?

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

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