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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 do Parvana's family eat most days?
2. In Chapter 8, how many are left of the Weera family?
3. In Chapter 11, what does Mother give Parvana to eat for lunch when she digs up bones?
4. In Chapter 11, what do Parvana and Shauzia think is going on at the sports stadium?
5. In Chapter 8, where has Mrs. Weera been living?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 8, what does Shauzia tell Parvana about her family and the work she is doing?
2. In Chapter 7, where is Mrs. Weera living before she moves to lives with Parvana's family, and what does she say about the remaining members of her family?
3. In Chapter 7, what item does Mrs. Weera still have that she is proud of?
4. What does Nooria say in Chapter 11 when Mother says that Parvana cannot continue digging up bones?
5. In Chapter 11, what does Parvana do when Mother asks where she was and says that she was terrified for her safety?
6. In Chapter 12, what is it like where Shauzia lives?
7. In Chapter 11, what does Mrs. Weera say that bones can be used for?
8. In Chapter 7, what work does Mother suggest that Parvana do?
9. In Chapter 8, where does Shauzia live and with whom?
10. In Chapter 8, how will Mother and Mrs. Weera publish their magazine?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Parvana is chased from the market by a Taliban soldier when she goes to buy food. Why is Parvana chased from the market? What rules and regulations are there for women to be in a public place? Why is it dangerous for Parvana, her mother, or her sister to be on their own in the streets?
Essay Topic 3
The Breadwinner is a story that could have happened. Why is the genre of the novel historical fiction rather than realistic fiction?
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