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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 2, how many trips does Parvana have to make for water if it is nearly empty?

2. In Chapter 1, on what floor of an apartment building do Parvana and her family live?

3. In Chapter 4 when Parvana puts together the pieces of the photo of her father, what part of his head is missing?

4. In Chapter 1, what language does Parvana speak best?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how does Parvana have to get water for the family?

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

3. Who is Mrs. Weera?

4. In Chapter 1, what changes in Parvana's family's life occured after the Taliban came?

5. In Chapter 2, what are Mother and Nooria always doing and why?

6. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story takes place a little over a year after the Taliban took over Kabul in 1996. What is happening in Kabul at the time the novel takes place? Is the setting a neutral background or does it take on the role of a character? What is the importance of the setting in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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