Characters
Parvana
What is a metaphor?
Describing two things without using "like" or "as"
What event kicks off all the action and changes in the story?
Father's arrest
What country is the book set in?
Afghanistan
We can infer that Parvana hid her fathers English books because
They could be evidence against him
Who gets arrested?
Father
If someone is illiterate it means they can't:
Read
Doing this allows Parvana and Shauzia to buy trays to sell things on in the market. (How they made the money)
Grave digging
Selling bones
Which continent is Afghanistan part of?
Asia
Why did Nooria want to cut Parvana's hair?
Because Nooria knows that Parvana is jealous of her hair. To be mean etc.
Parvana discovers the tea boy she meets in the market is actually
A girl from her school/Shauzia
The family likes to sit on these couches that can also be used as a bed.
Toshak
After Mother and Parvana try to do this, Mother falls into a depression and won't speak for days.
Rescue Father
What is the capital city of Afghanistan?
Kabul
It says she made a face and threw it on the floor.
Who stands up for Parvana when she refuses to stop digging up bones?
Nooria
This type of figurative language involves exaggerations like "She could have eaten the whole loaf of bread in one second!"
Hyperbole
Nooria is leaving Kabul to do this.
Get married
Name one of the countries or groups that has previously invaded Afghanistan according to the book.
Greece/Alexander the Great
Persian, Arabs, Turks, British and USSR
Based on events in the text I can make this inference about the water system in Afghanistan
It was bombed
Who does Mother start a magazine with?
Mrs. Weera
For something
Pro something
Shauzia and Parvana follow a crowd into the stadium. They expect to see this event, but something worse happens.
A soccer game
Kandahar, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kunduz, Jalalabad
Based on her reaction the her upcoming marriage, we can infer that Nooria feels this way about Kabul
She hates it