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The Breadwinner

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Question 1

1.

Parvana sees ___________ in the market dressed as a tea boy.

Maryam

Mrs. Weera

Shauzia

Nooria

Question 2

2.

Parvana and her father go to the city of Mazar at the end of the book, because...

they want to find the rest of Parvana's family 

their city had been burned to the ground

they need a vacation

are attending the wedding of Parvana's sister

Question 3

3.

Why does Parvana go with her father to the market?

to help him walk

to help drive the cart

to read letters for him

to bring him lunch

Question 4

4.

What are Mother and Mrs. Weera doing in secret?

practicing for the next Olympic games

dressing up as their husbands to buy groceries

selling books to the Taliban members

writing a magazine, telling about life in Afghanistan

Question 5

5.

Parvana's father is a ____________ before he loses part of his leg.

prison guard

teacher

soldier

factory worker

Question 6

6.

_______________________ keeps leaving small gifts for Parvana.

The woman in the window near the marketplace

Mrs. Weera, her old gym teacher

Shauzia, the girl she works with

Parvana's aunt

Question 7

7.

Deborah Ellis probably wrote this book to...

make everyone feel better about where they live

tell the true story of Parvana and her family

make people aware of how awful things are in Parvana's country because of the war

show that war is not so bad

Question 8

8.

Which of these is a difference between Shauzia and Parvana?

Shauzia lives in a big house with servants but Parvana does not

Shauzia sells items from a tray but Parvana has no tray

Shauzia wants to leave the country but Parvana can not imagine leaving her family

Only Parvana pretends to be a boy

Question 9

9.

Why does the Window Woman drop things out of the window for Parvana?

to hurt Parvana

to let her know that someone cares

she is mean

to scare Parvana away from the window

Question 10

10.

When does Parvana's father get released from prison?

the day after he is arrested

he is never released

after Parvana's mother, sisters, and brother leave for the wedding

before Parvana digs up bones in the graveyard