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While disguised as a boy, Parvana had to pretend that she was her father’s nephew _______________.
Kaseem
Now that father was in prison and there was no man in the family to go in public, what was the family's new plan?
Turn Parvana into a boy!
What did Shauzia say to Parvana about people that went to prison?
They disappeared and were never heard from again!
According to Mrs. Weera, most of her family had been killed by war, bombs and __________ ?
Pneumonia
We learn that mother's first name is _____________ .
Fatana
Parvana’s first customer in the marketplace was a Talib soldier who asks her to ______________ that was addressed to _______________ .
Read a letter / his wife
The girls use a _______________ named ____________ as their mascot while digging up bones.
Mother says "Those clothes have been idle long enough. It’s time they were put to good use"
to be still or remain unused
_______________ is the name of the former classmate that Parvana meets in the marketplace.
Shauzia
Parvana sells her _______________by bargaining towards a higher price with her customer.
Shalwar Kameez
Parvana finds various items on her blanket in the marketplace given to her by the secret window lady. Name 3 of the things given to her so far:
1. An embroidered piece of cloth
2. A bracelet
3. An embroidered handkerchief
“Mother rubbed her hands brusquely over Parvana’s head to rub away any stray hairs”
roughly
What is Shauzia's boy name she uses outside her home?
At the beginning of part 2, Shauzia worked as a ______________ in the marketplace.
Tea boy
Mrs. Weera wants to help the people of Afghanistan by starting up two secret projects. What were they?
Starting a secret school for children and publishing a magazine.
“Mrs. Weera walked as though she were rounding up children who were dawdling after class”
Going slow or taking their time
Who is excited to become a teacher and teach arithmetic to young girls?
Nooria
Parvana and Shauzia want to make more money! What is their new secret job?
Digging up bones
What did the girls use to dig up bones?
A wooden board
Parvana's mother and Mrs. Weera were going to smuggle their magazines into Afghanistan.
To sneak in