Chapter 1-3
Chapter 4-6
Chapter 7-9
Vocabulary
Characters
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What is a Burqa?
A long "dress like" that covers the entire body of a woman
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Who is Ms. Weera?
She is the one who made Parvana's family (especially Mother) getting up and active. She made Mother stopped crying and laying on the toshak. Also, she used to be a P.E. teacher, until she was kicked out by the Taliban.
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Who is Shauzia?
A classmates of Parvana's from school
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What is kerosene?
Chemical used to make fire
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We are going to make a secret school
Mother and Mrs. Weera
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Why was Father taken by the Taliban?
He had a foreign education from England, and the Taliban thought he would have "foreign ideas."
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Identify the meanings for Pakul, Eternity, and Idle.
Pakul is a gray or brown shawl. Eternity means infinite time without beginning or end. Idle is when you aren't active.
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What does Shauzia work as?
Parvana noticed her in the marketplace as a teaboy, so Shauzia also has turned into a boy like Parvana.
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What is a kerachi?
A cart
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Who is Kaseem?
Parvana, she is pretending to be a cousin from Jalalabad
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Who was Malali?
A brave and courageous girl who ripped the veil off her head to the Afghan troops, and called to the troops. She told them, "We can this battle!"
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What were the effects of the beatings and father's arrest on Mother?
These actions made Mother weaker that she was before, so she just sits on the toshak and crys.
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Since Parvana is now a boy, her name has changed and what she is to the family (daughter, son, etc.). What is Parvana's new name and relation to the family?
She is now considered as Father's nephew, Kaseem.
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What does smuggle mean?
Take things in and out of the country without permission
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Who is Shafiq?
Shafiq is Shauzia when she is dressed as a tea boy
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What did the Taliban mean when he told Father, "We don't need any of your foreign ideas?"
The ideas might come to actions or revolutions. Father might pose a threat, since he knows things outside of Afghanistan.
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What is mother’s first name?
Fatana
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What was it that Ms.Weera was going to smuggle out to Pakistan?
Smuggle is when you import/export goods secretely, in violation of the law. Ms. Weera smuggled the stories of her magazine out to Pakistan.
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Relent
To stop doing something
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I needed new sandals
Maryam
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What's the definition of Labyrinth and hawking? *Use it in a sentence
Labyrinth means a maze-like arrangement Hawking means to peddle or carry wares for sale by calling aloud.
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What major change happened to Parvana in Chapter 6? Did the change reminded mother of anyone? If so, who?
Parvana had to turn into a boy, for family reasons (make money, shopping, ....) After Mother saw Parvana into a boy, she started to miss the oldest sibling who died..Hossain.
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True/False 1. Parvana and Shauzia were close friends in school. 2. Shauzia's family is in better shape than Parvana's.
1. False 2. False
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Stint
A short duration
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I leave gifts for Parvenu on her blanket in the marketplace
The window woman
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