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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, who does Parvana run into when she is running from a solider?

3. In Chapter 2, how many soldiers come and take away Father?

4. In Chapter 5, where is Mother when Parvana returns from buying food?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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