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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 3, what is the name of the prison where Mother and Parvana walk?

2. In Chapter 4, on what day after Parvana and Mother return from the prison does the family run out of food?

3. In Chapter 3, what does Parvana's mother tell the guards?

4. In Chapter 1, what had been Parvana's favorite subject in school?

5. In Chapter 5, what color is Hossain's shalwar kameez that Parvana tries on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Breadwinner is a story that could have happened. Why is the genre of the novel historical fiction rather than realistic fiction?

Essay Topic 3

The story centers around Parvana. What type of narrator tells the story? How does the point of view affect the story and what readers know about characters and events?

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