Vocabulary
The bread that Parvana and her family eat.
What is nan?
Parvana does not get along well with this sister.
Who is Nooria?
The Taliban believe that they should not be educated.(gender)
Who are girls/women?
What essential element did Parvana need to retrieve every day
What is water?
The city where Parvana and her family live.
What is Kabul?
Afghan women and girls wear this piece of cloth to cover their hair and shoulders.
What is a chador?
Her feet were wrapped in cloth when she first went outside after being stuck inside their home for over a year.
Who is Maryam?
Women must wear these to go outside.
What is a burqa?
When Parvana's father is taken to jail, she must pretend to be one of these to work in the marketplace.
What is a boy?
Parvana was able to go to the market every day with her father because he needed her to do this.
What is help him walk?
Mrs. Weera borrowed one of these wheeled carts to move her belongings.
What is a karachi?
She was a type of teacher before the Taliban took over.
Who is Mrs. Weera?
Women must be accompanied by them or have a note written by them when they go outside.
What are men?
Parvana's first customer after taking over for her father was a Talib who asked her to do this.
What is read aloud a letter?
The family had to travel here for Nooria's wedding and it was captured by the Taliban while they were there.
What is Mazar-e-Sharif?
Both men and women wear this type of clothing which has trousers and a long, loose shirt.
What is a shalwar kameez?
A girl from Parvana's class who worked as a tea boy
Who is Shauzia?
Thieves lose one of these as punishment.
What is a hand?
Parvana and Shauzia did this job to earn enough money to buy trays.
What is digging up bones?
Parvana's home had these mattresses which are used in place of chairs or beds in Afghanistan.
What is a toshak?
these were shut down
Who is schools?
Parvana's father had to hide his books so that the Taliban wouldn't do this.
What is burn them?
Parvana and Shauzia sold cigarettes, chewing gum, and matches from their trays before adding these after Parvana's mother suggested it.
What are bags of dried fruit and nuts?
In twenty years, Parvana and Shauzia plan to meet here on the first day of spring.
What is the Eiffel Tower?