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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, what fruit does Parvana bring home for her family?
2. In Chapter 11, how long does it take Parvana and Shauzia digging bones to earn money to buy trays?
3. In Chapter 10, where does Parvana hide the money she is saving?
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 12, what does Parvana try to learn from Nooria?
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 8, where does Shauzia live and with whom?
3. In Chapter 7, what work does Mother suggest that Parvana do?
4. In Chapter 12, what is it like where Shauzia lives?
5. In Chapter 12, why is Shauzia saving money?
6. In Chapter 8, what does Shauzia tell Parvana about her family and the work she is doing?
7. In Chapter 7, what story is Parvana to tell if anyone asks her who she is at the market, and why she is there?
8. 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?
9. In Chapter 8, how will Mother and Mrs. Weera publish their magazine?
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
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
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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