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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 is done with Parvana's hair after it is cut?

2. In Chapter 3, who does Parvana remind herself would not be afraid?

3. In Chapter 1, during how much of Parvana's life had bombs fallen?

4. In Chapter 5, who is the child with Mrs. Weera?

5. In Chapter 1, what was Parvana's mother's job before the Taliban came?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

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

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

5. In Chapter 3, what does Parvana miss and why?

6. In Chapter 1, why does Father need Parvana to help him walk?

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

8. In Chapter 5, how does Parvana get away from a soldier in the market?

9. In Chapter 4, how does Ali act when his mother is sleeping so much?

10. In Chapter 4, what did Mother do after returning home from the prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Parvana and Shauzia temporarily take on a difficult job to earn money quickly. What job do the girls perform? Why is the activity questionable? What does the author communicate about the morality of digging up bones from graves and selling them?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element an author uses to evoke feeling in readers through the use of descriptive language. Does the mood of the novel change based upon what is happening in the story? What is the overall mood of the novel?

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