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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) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 4 weeks.

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

3. In Chapter 9, where did Shauzia's brother go to look for work?
(a) Iran.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) India.

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

5. How much money does Parvana keep from selling bones in Chapter 10?
(a) One-third.
(b) Half.
(c) Two-thirds.
(d) One-fourth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, what does Parvana find on her blanket after work?

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

4. In Chapter 7, where is the letter from that Parvana is asked to read?

5. In Chapter 11, why was Parvana's family worried when she did not come home for lunch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, what does Shauzia tell Parvana about her family and the work she is doing?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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