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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 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?

2. In Chapter 9, what gift does Parvana receive from the Window Woman?

3. In Chapter 9, what does the girl that Parvana sees tell her to call her?

4. In Chapter 12, what season is it?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what do Parvana and Shauzia see in the sports stadium, and who tries to protect them?

2. In Chapter 7, what will be everyone's responsibilities when Mrs. Weera moves in with Parvana's 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 10, what do Parvana and Shauzia decide to do with the money they earn digging bones?

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

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

8. In Chapter 11, what does Parvana do when Mother asks where she was and says that she was terrified for her safety?

9. In Chapter 7, what does Parvana find on her blanket at the end of a day that she thinks comes from the window behind where she sits every day?

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

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

The Taliban have made Kabul a war zone. In what way are Parvana and her family living in a war zone? What examples of inhumanity does the family observe? How does kindness and humanity exist even in those difficult times?

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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