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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 8, what does a man tell Parvana when she mistakes him for her father?

2. At the end of Chapter 8, who trips and falls in front of Parvana?

3. How much money does Parvana keep from selling bones in Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 7, who is Parvana supposed to say she is if anyone asks her who she is while she is at the market?

5. In Chapter 10, where does Parvana hide the money she is saving?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Shauzia tell Parvana about her family and the work she is doing?

2. In Chapter 10, what does the cemetery look and smell like where Parvana and Shauzia go to dig up bones?

3. In Chapter 7, what item does Mrs. Weera still have that she is proud of?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Mrs. Weera say that bones can be used for?

5. In Chapter 12, what is it like where Shauzia lives?

6. In Chapter 12, why is Shauzia saving money?

7. In Chapter 8, where does Shauzia live and with whom?

8. In Chapter 7, what work does Mother suggest that Parvana do?

9. In Chapter 10, what do Parvana and Shauzia decide to do with the money they earn digging bones?

10. In Chapter 12, how does Parvana spend some days at home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Father and Mother have different ideas of how to deal with the Taliban. How do Father and Mother believe differently about how to deal with the Taliban? What is revealed about duty and responsibility to one’s country through their viewpoints?

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

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?

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