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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 11, why was Parvana's family worried when she did not come home for lunch?
2. In Chapter 9, how long has Parvana been going to the market dressed as a boy?
3. What type of birds do Parvana and Shauzia see at the cemetery in Chapter 10?
4. In Chapter 12, how many girls does Nooria teach in the secret school that is started?
5. In Chapter 11, what do Parvana and Shauzia decide to sell on their trays?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Nooria say in Chapter 11 when Mother says that Parvana cannot continue digging up bones?
2. In Chapter 11, what do Parvana and Shauzia see in the sports stadium, and who tries to protect them?
3. In Chapter 7, what item does Mrs. Weera still have that she is proud of?
4. 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?
5. In Chapter 10, what does Shauzia say when Parvana asks if the people buried in the cemetery would mind being dug up?
6. In Chapter 12, why is Shauzia saving money?
7. In Chapter 7, what work does Mother suggest that Parvana do?
8. In Chapter 10, why is Parvana afraid to go in a ruined building to go to the bathroom?
9. In Chapter 7, what will be everyone's responsibilities when Mrs. Weera moves in with Parvana's family?
10. In Chapter 7, what story is Parvana to tell if anyone asks her who she is at the market, and why she is there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Parvana and Nooria have to leave school when the Taliban takes over. How is Parvana’s family different from most Afghans? How does education help Parvana’s family before and after the rise of the Taliban? What is the importance of education for the family? How do their actions reveal the importance of education?
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
At the beginning of the novel Nooria and Parvana often argue. How would you describe the relationship between the girls at the beginning of the novel? How and why does their relationship change in the novel?
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