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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 12, where does Shauzia want to go?

2. In Chapter 8, what is the medal for that Mrs. Weera shows Parvana?

3. In Chapter 12, what fruit does Parvana bring home for her family?

4. In Chapter 8, how many are left of the Weera family?

5. In Chapter 10, how many times does the bone broker have to fill the bucket on his scales in order to weigh all of Parvana and Shauzia's bones?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what will be everyone's responsibilities when Mrs. Weera moves in with Parvana's family?

2. In Chapter 10, why is Parvana afraid to go in a ruined building to go to the bathroom?

3. What does Nooria say in Chapter 11 when Mother says that Parvana cannot continue digging up bones?

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 7, what are Parvana's thoughts after she reads a letter for a Taliban soldier?

8. In Chapter 12, what sounds does Parvana hear the window above her place in the marketplace?

9. In Chapter 10, what does Shauzia say when Parvana asks if the people buried in the cemetery would mind being dug up?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Parvana and Shauzia temporarily take on a difficult job to earn money quickly. What job do the girls perform? Why is the activity questionable? What does the author communicate about the morality of digging up bones from graves and selling them?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Weera becomes a part of Parvana’s family. What type of woman is Mrs. Weera? What difficulties has she faced since the Taliban took control? What is revealed about optimism through her character?

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