Family
What does Mrs. Weera want to open?
A secret school for girls.
This was Parvana's first job at the marketplace as Kaseem.
What is letter reader.
How Parvana and Shauzia know each other
What is school before the Taliban took over.
It builds suspense and makes the reader want to continue to see what the new business venture is.
The meaning of perserverance.
What is continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition.
The classes Mrs. Weera would teach in their new, secret school.
What is health and science.
True or False
Parvana begins to have a positive shift in her view of the marketplace after posing as Kaseem.
What is True:
The text states “She loved watching people move along the streets, loved hearing snatches of conversation that reached her ears, loved reading letters people brought her."
This was Shauzia's job when Parvana first saw her at the market place.
What is a tea boy.
"Here and there, white bones of the long-dead stuck up out of the rusty-brown earth. Flocks of large black and gray crows cawed and pecked at the ground around the ruined graves of the newer section of the graveyard. The slight breeze carried a rotting stench to where Parvana and Shauzia were standing, on the edge of the cemetery's older section."
How does the author use sensory details to create mood?
The author creates a creepy, eerie and unsettling mood by describing the smell of the breeze, and the crows and bones in the graveyard.
True or False: (explain)
Parvana perseveres through her fears of digging bones.
What is True:
Parvana showed perseverance because she felt regret and shame for what she had done, but she insisted on not quitting, even when she was urged to by Mother. Even though this job is difficult for her, she continues to go back to work to try and earn more money for her family.
What does this line reveal about Nooria? "“Nooria had ideas for the school…’I could teach arithmetic and history.’" (pg. 92)
She is becoming more ambitious and hopeful. She used to be pessimistic and hopeless.
This made her realize that even Talib soldiers could have feelings and be hurt.
What is the interaction Parvana had while reading the letter for the Talib solider, and seeing him cry.
Shauzia brings this treat to Parvana the first day they meet.
What are dried apricots.
“Finally, she stuck her whole head under the tap, hoping the cold water would wash the images of what she had done all day out of her head.” (pg. 101)
What does this line reveal about Parvana's feelings about digging for bones?
It is very traumatizing and she is opposed to it, but knows that this is what she must do in order to survive.
Parvana was BRAVE in the face of fear by repeating these words to herself as she went into the store as Kaseem for the first time.
What is "I'm a boy."
“When she came to the shop that sold tea, rice and other groceries, she hesitated for a slight moment, then walked boldly through the door. I’m a boy, she kept saying to herself.”
It was revealed that Mrs. Weera won a medal for this.
What is running/being the fastest woman in Afghanistan.
This shows that Parvana is growing more confident in her role as Kaseem and is more comfortable being in public as a boy.
What is offering to be the escort for Nooria and Mother.
The feeling Parvana gets when she first sees Shauzia at the market place.
What is relieved to see a Bacha Posh and that it is someone she knows from school.
This is shown when Parvana comes home from digging bones and cries on her mother's shoulders.
The words Parvana's father told her that give her strength to persevere through difficult times.
What is "take care of the others my Malali"
This was Mrs. Weera and Mother's plan to survive life without Father in the home.
What is Parvana HAD TO AGREE to cut her hair and use Hossain’s clothes to dress as a boy. As Kaseem, she would need to persevere past her fear and buy groceries and work in the market to support her family.
The overall impact on Parvana's family since going to the marketplace as Kaseem.
What is Parvana's family has become more optimistic and is looking forward to the future.
How does Shauzia and Father differ in their perspective of landmines? (pg 98)
Father is cautious, Shauzia uses humor and is more reckless.
"‘Shall we quit for the day or keep digging?’ ‘Keep digging, of course.’”Parvana said. Mother had expected her for lunch but she’d think of something to tell her.” (pg. 100)
What does this reveal about Parvana's perseverance?
The reason Parvana pushes through her fears and continues to persevere.
What is that Parvana will do anything for her family.