Vocabulary
What does the word "enemy" mean. Use the word in a sentence?
Enemy is a person who you hate or dislike a lot.
He and I do not like each other; we fight like we are enemies.
Where do the Taliban go to find Baba?
The Taliban go to Baba's house. (21)
Who is Shauzia?
Shauzia was Parvana's classmate in school. (37)
What happens to Baba in Chapter 2?
The Taliban soldiers arrest him and Baba goes to prison.
Women have a good life in Afghanistan.
False: Women in Afghanistan have a difficult life. The women are not allowed to go to school or go outside without their husband.
What is the opposite of "survive?"
Die
What is the name of the prison Baba goes to?
Pul-E-Charkhi (23)
What is Shauzia's new name? What does it mean?
Deliwar. Deliwar means brave.
Why did Idrees say Baba was an enemy of Islam?
Idrees says that Baba had forbidden books and he was teaching the women in his family with the books.
Mama-jan wants Soraya and Parvana to go and find Baba.
False: Mama-jan wants Parvana to go with her to find Baba. Mama-jan wants Soraya to write a letter to the prison governor to free Baba.
A person who does not have a lot of money or food lives in _______________
Poverty
How does Parvana help her family get water?
She goes to the water well in the city/town.(29)
Who is Zaki?
Zaki is Parvana and Soraya's little brother.
How did the Taliban know where Baba's house was?
Idrees the Taliban soldier (old student of Baba's) followed Baba and Parvana from the market.
Parvana cuts Soraya's Hair. Soraya now looks like Sulyman.
False: Soraya cuts Parvana's hair. Parvana now looks like Sulyman.
The Taliban men ______ women to have _______
(Use two vocabulary words to complete the sentence)
The Taliban men forbid women to have freedom
When does Parvana fall down the stairs (get hurt)?
When the boys chase her from the market. (29)
Who was Sulyman?
Sulyman was Parvana's brother who died. She looks like Sulyman when she cuts her hair.
What is Baba's real name?
Nurullah Alizai
As the new Breadwinner, Parvana goes to buy chicken, fish and eggs at in the market.
False: Parvana goes and buys rice, lentils (beans), and raisins.
What do women have at night that the Taliban men do not have?
A curfew
Where does Parvana meet Shauzia the first time?
What name does Parvana give herself? What does this name mean?
Aatish. Aatish means fire.
Name 3 different things Parvana does to help her family
1. She gets water for her family.
2. She cuts her hair and becomes a "boy" to be the breadwinner.
3. She is brave and goes outside to buy food for her two times.
Mama-jan had a hard time looking for Baba? What happened when she tried to find Baba?
True: 1. A man stopped her and said she could not be outside without her husband. 2. The man ripped her photograph of Baba. 3. The man hit mama-jan with Baba's walking stick.