The Breadwinner Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 125 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Breadwinner Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Parvana eat after returning from the prison and sleeping?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Parvana buy that is on sale at the vegetable shop?

3. In Chapter 1, what color uniform did Parvana remember wearing to school?

4. In Chapter 1, how long have Parvana, her mother, and sisters, been forced to stay home?

5. In Chapter 5, how long has mother been lying on the toshak?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 1, why is Parvana not to be outside?

3. In Chapter 2, how does Parvana have to get water for the family?

4. In Chapter 2, what are Mother and Nooria always doing and why?

5. In Chapter 4, what physical issues do Parvana and her mother have when they return home from the prison?

6. In Chapter 3, what order of the Taliban did Father refuse to follow and why?

7. In Chapter 1, what changes in Parvana's family's life occured after the Taliban came?

8. In Chapter 5, how does Mrs. Weera help Parvana and her family?

9. In Chapter 5, what happens when Parvana goes to the market?

10. In Chapter 6, how does Parvana feel and see herself after her hair is cut?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nooria and Parvana make sacrifices. What sacrifices do the girls make? What do those sacrifices reveal about the necessity of sacrifices during crisis situations?

Essay Topic 2

After going to the prison, Mother sleeps and cries for many days. What is Mother’s condition when she returns from the prison? Why does she withdraw from life? What is revealed about emotional shock and depression through her actions?

Essay Topic 3

Parvana is chased from the market by a Taliban soldier when she goes to buy food. Why is Parvana chased from the market? What rules and regulations are there for women to be in a public place? Why is it dangerous for Parvana, her mother, or her sister to be on their own in the streets?

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