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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, who cuts Parvana's hair?
2. In Chapter 1, what name does Parvana's father give to the mountain that can be seen from their neighborhood?
3. In Chapter 2, when the British were fighting in Afghanistan, who encouraged the Afghan troops to keep fighting?
4. In Chapter 1, what grade was Parvana in when she had to leave school?
5. In Chapter 1, on what floor of an apartment building do Parvana and her family live?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, what are Mother and Nooria always doing and why?
2. In Chapter 1, why is Parvana not to be outside?
3. Who is Mrs. Weera?
4. In Chapter 2, how does Parvana have to get water for the family?
5. In Chapter 4, what did Mother do after returning home from the prison?
6. In Chapter 1, why does Father need Parvana to help him walk?
7. In Chapter 3, what does Parvana miss and why?
8. In Chapter 5, what happens when Parvana goes to the market?
9. In Chapter 3, what order of the Taliban did Father refuse to follow and why?
10. In Chapter 2, what is the inside of the apartment like where Parvana and her family live?
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
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 3
Mother decides to sell Parvana’s red shalwar kameez. What does the outfit symbolize to Parvana at the time Mother decides to sell it? How does that symbolism change? What does the outfit symbolize by the time that Parvana sells it by bargaining with a buyer?
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