Name That Character
Plot Diagram
Afghan Words
What Comes Next?
Breadwinner Vocab
100
This character is described as having "stringy" hair before it gets cut off.
Who is Parvana?
100
Identify the part of the plot diagram shown by C.
What is rising action?
100
This is the item of clothing worn that covers women's whole bodies with a mesh shield over their eyes.
What is a burqa?
100
The Taliban storm into Parvana's family's apartment and attack, taking Father away.
Next, Parvana and her mother walk to the prison to try to free the Father.
100
What does the word "anxious" mean?
Concern, worry, nervousness.
200
This character rolls into a ball when the Taliban attack the family and take Father away.
Who is Nooria?
200
Identify the part of the plot represented by E.
What is falling action?
200
This is the type of bread that the family eats with tea.
What is nan or naan?
200
Parvana takes the money from Nooria and goes to the market to get food for her family.
She manages to get some naan, but before she can get more, Taliban soldiers chase and hit her, causing her to run home. On the way, she runs into Mrs. Weera.
200
What does the word "obediently" mean?
Obediently means to follow directions or commands without question, complaint, or argument.
300
This character prefers to go by the name "Shafiq."
Who is Shauzia?
300
What is the part of the plot represented by D?
What is climax, the most exciting part of the story?
300
This is the sleeping mat that the family rolls out when it is time for bed or a nap.
What is a toshak?
300
Parvana and Shauzia follow the crowd of men to try to increase their sales for the day.
Parvana and Shauzia wind up in a soccer stadium where men who have broken Taliban rules, such as not stealing, are receiving public punishments to warn others against breaking the rules.
300
What does the word "idle" mean?
Idle means to stay in one place without moving.
400
This character was killed by stepping on a landmine many years before The Breadwinner takes place. You must get their name correct for points.
Who is Hossein (Parvana's older brother)?
400
This is the part of the plot represented by F.
What is resolution, the ending of the story where loose ends get tied up?
400
This is the item of clothing that young women like Parvana wear that does not cover their whole face.
What is a chador?
400
Parvana goes to the market to read and write letters for the first time.
A Talib soldier asks for a letter to be read that had been written to his dead wife. He tears up.
400
What does the word "brusquely" mean?
Brusquely means the opposite of gingerly: a rougher touch as opposed to a gentle touch.
500
This character used to be a writer before women were prohibited from working. She later writes a woman's magazine that gets secretly distributed. You must get her name correct for points.
Who is Fatana (Parvana's mother)?
500
What is the difference between A and B when it comes to plot?
A is the exposition where we get to know the characters and setting and B is the hook where something exciting happens to keep us reading.
500
This is the fancy type of clothing that belongs to Parvana until her family needs to sell it at the market for more money.
What is a shalwar-kameez?
500
Parvana finds a young woman crying in an abandoned building that had been bombed some time before.
We meet Homa who has escaped from Mazar-e-Sharif. This is where Parvana's family has just traveled for Nooria's marriage. Parvana worries about her family's safety and Homa becomes part of their little "family."
500
What does the word "dawdling" mean?
To dawdle means to waste time or move slowly, like someone dawdling around instead of getting right to class.