Characters #1
like Parvana, she must dress as a boy in order to bring $ home to her family
Who is Shauzia?
capital of Afghanistan?
What is Kabul?
crippled by a bomb and needs help walking
Who is Father?
a decree
What is a law, a command?
looters
What are people who steal, loot?
a former PE teacher who helps Mother with a literary magazine
Who is Mrs. Weera?
place where Parvana works as a tea boy
What is market place, the bazaar?
legendary girl who inspires an army
Who is Malali?
a parcel
What is a package?
a refugee
What is person who flees their country because of danger?
a run-away from Mazar-e-Sharif that Parvana helps
Who is Homa?
Nooria goes moves there to get married and go to school
What is Mazar-e-Sharif?
dreams of being a teacher
Who is Nooria?
to unearth
What is to uncover and dig up?
labyrinth
What is a maze, a complicated combination of passageways?
Parvana's alias (who she pretends to be)
Who is Kaseem?
Parvana and Shauzia see the Taliban publicly punish Afghans
What is the soccer stadium?
Mother's name?
Fatana
a nomad
What are people with no permanent home who travel from place to place?
breadwinner
What is a person who earns $ to support his/her family?
Parvana's brother
Who is Hossain?
the mountain Parvana's father shows her
What is Mount Parvana?
abused and never allowed outside, living behind a blacked out window
Who is the Window Woman?
derision
What is mockery, insulting words, a put down?
oppression
What is unfair, unjust treatment?