Literary Terms
Vocab
Characters
Afghanistan
The Story
100

 "Land mines are as common as rocks and can blow you up without warning."

What is a simile?

100
What is a shalwar kameez?
Indian Dress
100
Arrested by soldiers for studying in England.
Father
100
A religious group that ruled Afghanistan and inflicted harsh laws
The Taliban
100
How old is Parvana in the beginning of The Breadwinner?
11 years
200

"It felt like she had carried the water for a hundred miles."

What is a hyperbole?

200
What is a karachi?
A cart on wheels
200
Girl that inspired Afghan troops to defeat the British.
Malali
200
The capital of Afghanistan
Kabul
200
Which of the following is not a job that Parvana does in The Breadwinner? A) dig up bones B) teach at the secret school C) sell cigarettes D) read and write for others
B) teach at the secret school
300

"The marketplace was a living, breathing creature."

What is a Metaphor?

300
What is a refugee?
A person who leaves their country because of war
300
Killed by a landmine at age 14.
Hossain
300
Name one strict law created by the Taliban that lessened the rights of women.
Various Answers
300
What does the shalwar kameez represent in the story?
The past
400

"The wind whispered through the broken buildings."

What is personification?

400
What is Pashtu?
A language spoken in Afghanistan
400

Leaves gifts for Parvana on the blanket.

Window Woman

400
What did Afghan women have to wear in order to leave their houses?
Burqas
400
What do the flowers represent in the novel?
Afghanistan
500

"She stepped silently through the souk."

What is alliteration?

500
What is a lavatory?
A bathroom
500
Shauzia's boy "name"
Shafiq
500
Fill in the blank: Only 23 per cent of the population has access to safe ______________
Water
500
Why is the book called The Breadwinner?
Various Answers
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