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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 5, what was Mrs. Weera's job before the Taliban made her leave her job?
2. In Chapter 3, what relative did Parvana remember was arrested for protesting the Soviet occupation of the country?
3. In Chapter 5, what is the smell that Mrs. Weera noticed in Parvana's family's apartment?
4. In Chapter 1, how long does Parvana say that a war has been going on in Afghanistan?
5. In Chapter 5, how much rice does Parvana buy at the grocery shop?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 4, what physical issues do Parvana and her mother have when they return home from the prison?
2. In Chapter 1, why does Father need Parvana to help him walk?
3. In Chapter 3, what order of the Taliban did Father refuse to follow and why?
4. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?
5. What happens in Chapter 6 when Parvana goes to the market dressed as a boy?
6. In Chapter 4, how does Ali act when his mother is sleeping so much?
7. In Chapter 5, how does Parvana get away from a soldier in the market?
8. In Chapter 2, what is the inside of the apartment like where Parvana and her family live?
9. Who is Mrs. Weera?
10. In Chapter 2, how does Parvana have to get water for the family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The Taliban have made Kabul a war zone. In what way are Parvana and her family living in a war zone? What examples of inhumanity does the family observe? How does kindness and humanity exist even in those difficult times?
Essay Topic 3
Father tells the story of a battle in 1880. Why does Father tell that story? What is the significance of the girl in the story to Parvana’s life?
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