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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, where will they say that Parvana is from?

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

3. In Chapter 5, who does Parvana run into when she is running from a solider?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Parvana buy first when she goes to get food?

5. In Chapter 5, how many trips does Parvana make to get water?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Weera?

2. In Chapter 6, what does Parvana wear and how do the clothes fit?

3. In Chapter 6, what do Mrs. Weera and Mother decide to do so that Parvana can go to the market?

4. In Chapter 2, what is the inside of the apartment like where Parvana and her family live?

5. In Chapter 4, what did Mother tell Father when he tried to get her out into the city?

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

7. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

8. In Chapter 3, why did Parvana ask to write a note?

9. In Chapter 3, what happens when Parvana and her mother go to the prison to find Father?

10. In Chapter 1, what is the place like where Parvana and her family live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Father and Mother have different ideas of how to deal with the Taliban. How do Father and Mother believe differently about how to deal with the Taliban? What is revealed about duty and responsibility to one’s country through their viewpoints?

Essay Topic 2

Parvana is 11 years old. In what way is Parvana’s story a coming-of-age story? How and why does Parvana mature and grow in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Weera becomes a part of Parvana’s family. What type of woman is Mrs. Weera? What difficulties has she faced since the Taliban took control? What is revealed about optimism through her character?

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