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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, how does Parvana's hair fall after being cut?

2. In Chapter 1, what color uniform did Parvana remember wearing to school?

3. In Chapter 5, who cuts Parvana's hair?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Parvana hide from the soliders?

5. In Chapter 2, in steps how big is the apartment where Parvana and her family live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

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

6. Who is Mrs. Weera?

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

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

9. What happens in Chapter 6 when Parvana goes to the market dressed as a boy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The Taliban have made Kabul a war zone. In what way are Parvana and her family living in a war zone? What examples of inhumanity does the family observe? How does kindness and humanity exist even in those difficult times?

Essay Topic 3

Parvana and Nooria have to leave school when the Taliban takes over. How is Parvana’s family different from most Afghans? How does education help Parvana’s family before and after the rise of the Taliban? What is the importance of education for the family? How do their actions reveal the importance of education?

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