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100
The main character of The Breadwinner.
Who is Parvana?
100
The city where The Breadwinner takes place.
Where is Kabul?
100
Clothing worn by women to cover the whole body including a mesh piece to cover the face.
What is a burqa?
100

"You are all brave women. You are all inheritors of the courage of Malali."

Who is Father?

100
The amount of years in the future Parvana and Shauzia agreed to meet in Paris.
What is 20 years?
200
Parvana's oldest sister.
Who is Nooria?
200
The country that The Breadwinner is set in.
Where is Afghanistan?
200
A thin mattress used in many Afghan homes instead of chairs or beds.
What is a toshak?
200

"I could be your escort..."

Who is Parvana?

200
The author of The Breadwinner.
Who is Deborah Ellis?
300
The woman who came to help Parvana's mother and their family.
Who is Mrs. Weera?
300
The first place Parvana goes when she leaves the apartment alone.
Where is the marketplace?
300
Flat, round or long bread eaten in Afghanistan.
What is nan or naan?
300

"I'm saving money, a little bit each day. I'm getting out of here."

Who is Shauzia?

300
Parvana's brother was killed by this.
What is a land mine?
400
The name Parvana used when she pretended to be a boy.
Who is Kaseem?
400
The country where Parvana and Shauzia agree to meet in the future.
Where is France?
400

Loose pants and a long shirt, worn by both men and women in Afghanistan.

What is a Shalwar Kameez?
400

"There is no future for me here...Maybe in Mazar I can have some kind of life."

Who is Nooria?

400

The name of Parvana's mother.

Who is Fatana?

500
The person Parvana planted flowers for before she left.
Who is the window woman?
500

Mazar-E-sharif

Where is the place where Nooria went to get married?

500
Combination of long dress and headscarf that does not cover the mouth, nose and eyes face.

What is a chador?

500

"Now you are both my daughter and my son."

Who is Father?

500

The year The Breadwinner was written.

What is 2000?

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