Vocabulary
A narrow mattress used in many Afghan homes instead of chairs or beds.
Tokshak
Parvana does not get along well with this older sister.
Nooria
The Taliban believe that _____ should not be educated.
Women/girls
Why does it have to be Parvana that dresses up as a boy and not Nooria?
Nooria is grown up and looks like a woman. Parvana is still young enough to pass for a boy.
The city where Parvana and her family live.
Kabul
Long, loose shirt and trousers, worn by both men and women.
Shalwar kameez
Her feet were wrapped in cloth when she first went outside after being stuck inside their home for over a year.
Maryam
Women need to be ____________ to be able to leave their house.
with a man
Why is Nooria relieved when Mrs. Weera comes over to help mother?
She is glad that there is another adult to share the responsibility and help out.
Parvana's father has a limp because he sold this at the market.
His prosthetic leg
A cart on wheels pushed by hand. (Mrs. Weera borrows one to move her belongings to Parvana's house)
Karachi
She is a friend of Mother's and was a physical education teacher before the Taliban took over.
Mrs. Weera
Men must grow ___________
Beards
Why is the story of Malali, the girl who helped the Afghans fight the British in 1880, important to Parvana?
Parvana is inspired by the story and by Malali's courage. It makes her want to be brave too.
The color of Parvana's precious shalwar kameez that she sold in the market.
Red
The two languages spoken in Afghanistan
Dari and Pashtu
A girl from Parvana's class who worked as a tea boy and called herself Shafiq.
Shauzia
Women cannot use their _____________ in public
voice
What does Parvana realize when she reads the letter for the Taliban soldier?
She realizes that Taliban soldiers are people and have feelings.
The first two gifts the Window Woman leaves on Parvana's mat in the market
An embroidered piece of cloth and a beaded bracelet
A long, tent-like garment worn by women. It covers the entire body and has a narrow mesh screen over the eyes.
Burqua
Parvana's older brother who was killed by a landmine.
Hossain
The Taliban often ___________ books they disagree with or see as dangerous
burn / destroy
What was the argument Parvana's parents often had about Afghanistan.
Before the Taliban took over, Mother wanted to leave Afghanistan for somewhere safer. Father wanted to stay and fight for their rights and rebuild the country.
One of the only possessions Mrs. Weera has that was not destroyed or stole.
A medal she won for being the fasted female runner in Afghanistan