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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 Shauzia been working as a tea boy?
3. In Chapter 7, what is Parvana supposed to tell people happened to her father?
4. In Chapter 11, what does Mother give Parvana to eat for lunch when she digs up bones?
5. In Chapter 9, what is the name of the girl Parvana sees?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 10, why is Parvana afraid to go in a ruined building to go to the bathroom?
2. In Chapter 10, what does the cemetery look and smell like where Parvana and Shauzia go to dig up bones?
3. In Chapter 7, what will be everyone's responsibilities when Mrs. Weera moves in with Parvana's family?
4. In Chapter 8, where does Shauzia live and with whom?
5. In Chapter 12, what is it like where Shauzia lives?
6. In Chapter 10, what does Shauzia say when Parvana asks if the people buried in the cemetery would mind being dug up?
7. In Chapter 8, what does Parvana discover an old classmate doing in the market?
8. In Chapter 7, what work does Mother suggest that Parvana do?
9. In Chapter 8, what does Shauzia tell Parvana about her family and the work she is doing?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Parvana considers the future as the novel ends. How does Parvana view the future as she and her father leave Kabul? Is Parvana prepared to face the unknown future that lies before her?
Essay Topic 3
The story centers around Parvana. What type of narrator tells the story? How does the point of view affect the story and what readers know about characters and events?
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