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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, where is Mother when Parvana returns from buying food?
2. In Chapter 5, how many pockets are in Hossain's shirt that Parvana wears?
3. In Chapter 5, what is done with Parvana's hair after it is cut?
4. In Chapter 3, what is the name of the prison where Mother and Parvana walk?
5. In Chapter 2, how did Parvana remember that Hossain was killed?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?
2. In Chapter 3, why did Parvana ask to write a note?
3. Who is Mrs. Weera?
4. In Chapter 1, why is Parvana not to be outside?
5. In Chapter 4, what physical issues do Parvana and her mother have when they return home from the prison?
6. In Chapter 1, what is the place like where Parvana and her family live?
7. In Chapter 3, what order of the Taliban did Father refuse to follow and why?
8. In Chapter 6, what does Parvana wear and how do the clothes fit?
9. In Chapter 6, what do Mrs. Weera and Mother decide to do so that Parvana can go to the market?
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
Sometimes the author leaves readers wondering what will happen next at the end of a chapter. What type of literary device is used when an author leaves readers wonder what will happen at the end of a chapter? How is a cliffhanger intended to build suspense? Does the use of cliffhangers in The Breadwinner increase suspense?
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
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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