Chains chapters 1-3
Why did Isabel want Pastor Weeks to speak with the lawyer, Mr. Cornell?
To verify that Miss Mary, upon her death, had granted Isabel & Ruth their freedom. (chapter 2)
Who had ordered all the girls and women in Afghanistan to stay inside their homes?
The Taliban (chapter 1)
What was the name of the boy with the red hat?
Curzon
Read the quote: "Fatana, you are a writer," he often said. "You must come out into the city and see what is happening. Otherwise, how will you know what to write about it?"
Who is "he"? Who is "Fatana"?
"he"= Parvana's father
"Fatana"= Parvana's mother (chapter 4)
What did the Talib want Parvana to do for him at the marketplace?
Read a letter aloud for him.
Who bought Isabel & Ruth after the death of their previous owner?
The Locktons (chapter 3)
In addition to selling things, what else did Parvana's father do while in the marketplace?
He read letters for people (chapter 1)
What does Mister Bellingham think the Locktons are?
Sympathizers of the king. (chapter 6)
What injuries did Mother & Parvana sustain after returning from their attempt to see Father?
Bloodied feet from walking such a long distance (chapter 4)
What is the name of the place Isabel must go in order to fetch water for the Locktons?
The "Tea Water Pump"
What did Isabel secretly take from Miss Mary's house?
A jar of flower seeds that Momma had collected but never planted (chapter 3)
Parvana knew she had to fetch the water because there was nobody else in the family who could do it. Why couldn't Maryam, Nooria, or Mother fetch water? (hint: There is ONE reason for Maryam. There are TWO reasons for Nooria & Mother)
Maryam was too little.
Nooria & Mother had to wear burqas whenever they went outside, and they couldn't carry a pail of water up those uneven broken stairs if they were wearing burqas. Plus, it was dangerous for women to go outside without a man. (chapter 2)
What does Lockton do for a living?
He is a merchant. (chapter 6)
Why did the soldier hit Parvana with a stick while she was in the marketplace? (hint: TWO reasons)
She wasn't covered up properly & she was without a male escort.
Double points!
Who is Curzon's owner?
Mr. Bellingham
Who is Miss Mary Finch of Tew?
She was Isabel's & Ruth's previous owner.
Double Points!
What was Parvana afraid that the Taliban soldiers would find when they searched her home?
Father's hidden books (chapter 2)
After being sold to their new owners, Isabel & Ruth were shipped from what state to what state?
Rhode Island to New York (chapter 5)
Who did Parvana meet as she ran away from the Taliban soldier in the marketplace?
Mrs. Weera (chapter 5)
Who did Mother say Parvana should be if anyone asks who she is?
"If anyone asks who you are, say you are Father's nephew Kaseem," Mother said. They had gone over and over the story until Parvana knew it cold. "Say Father is ill, and you have come to stay with the family until he is well again." (chapter 7)
According to Isabel, when is the best time to talk to ghosts?
THE BEST TIME TO TALK TO GHOSTS is just before the sun comes up. (chapter 1, p1)
Who did Mother take with her when she went to the prison to try to free her husband?
Parvana (chapter 3)
According to Isabel, why did kidnapped Africans like her father get "trapped in the Americas".
Ghosts couldn’t move over water, so the ghosts of their ancestors could not help them. This left the kidnapped Africans own their own in a strange place, sometimes with iron chains around their necks. (chapter 4)
Where did Parvana get "boys clothes" from?
Her dead older brother (chapter 6)
What did Parvana's mother want her to do on the second day she pretended to be a boy?
"Take your father's writing things and his blanket, and go to the market," Mother told her. "Maybe you can earn some money. You've been watching your father all this time. Just do what he did." (chapter 7)